Supramolecular Functional Materials: Recent Advances

Dear Colleagues,

Supramolecular functional materials (SFMs) based on non-covalent interactions have received extensive interest in recent years. Multiple hydrogen bonding, host-guest inclusion, metal coordination, and aromatic stacking interactions are employed to obtain composite structures or construct SFMs with stable architectures, stimuli-responsive, self-healing or recycable properties, etc. SFMs can be utilized as biomedical, flexible electronic, self-healing, dielectric materials, and heat-conducting materials, as well as in degradable or recyclable structures. Thus, this Issue addresses key scientific progress and existing challenges in this field. With the rapidly growing area of SFMs, it is anticipated that they will shape the future of supramolecular chemistry and materials science. Additionally, they hold great promise for use in research fields such as chemical engineering, biomedicine, electronics and the environment. Topics include, but are not limited to:

1. Preparation of supramolecular complexes or polymers;
2. Supramolecular materials based on multiple hydrogen bonding, host-guest inclusion, metal coordination, and aromatic stacking interactions;
3. Self-assemblies for drug controlled release, anti-bacterial, fluorescence, electronic and recycable applications;
4. Supramolecular materials for electronic or environmental application;
5. Supramolecular composite materials for advanced or functionial application.

Dr. Yang Bai
Guest Editor

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• hydrogen bonding
• host-guest interactions
• metal coordination
• stimuli-responsive
• self-healing
• recycable