Gaining control of self-assembly pathways in supramolecular chemistry

Dr. Þorfinnur Gunnlaugsson, prófessor við Trinity College, University of Dublin flytur gestafyrirlestur sem ber heitið Gaining control of self-assembly pathways in supramolecular chemistry.

Abstract: 

Self-assembly processes can give rise to the formation of novel supramolecular architectures and materials with unique function and properties. In supramolecular chemistry, the application of self-assembly processes and supramolecular polymerization is being increasingly used to engineer and generate highly ordered and new structures (e.g. nano-structures and materials), with function or physical properties different to those of the starting material. However, it has often been difficult to elucidate and control the mechanism and to observe the formation of such structures in real-time. In this lecture the various examples of self-assembly structures and materials that our group in Dublin have developed over the last few years will be reviewed where we attempt to gain control overs such processes, and hence, the properties of the material formed.