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Advances in applied supramolecular technologies 2021-2025

Advances in applied supramolecular technologies 2021-2025
Advances in applied supramolecular technologies 2021-2025
Supramolecular chemistry is a rapidly evolving field that has focused on building a foundation of fundamental understanding in controlling molecular self-assembly, through the use of non-covalent interactions. A common criticism of the field is that whilst the systems produced are very elegant, they do not have real-world use. Therefore, focus is now moving to applying the fundamental understanding of supramolecular chemistry to the production of commercially viable products. Building on our previous review in this area, which described the translational potential of innovations within the field of supramolecular chemistry up to the year 2020, we now review the progress of this field over the years 2021-2025 with the aim to inspire researchers to apply supramolecular chemistry to solve real world problems, moving innovation out of the laboratory and into the commercial marketplace.
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Balderston, Dominick E.
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Stevens, Mackenzie
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Haynes, Cally J.E.
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Williams, George T.
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Haynes, Cally J.E.
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Balderston, Dominick E., Feo, Elba, Leonescu, Anamaria, Stevens, Mackenzie, Wilmshurst, Alexander M., Gale, Philip A., Haynes, Cally J.E., Williams, George T. and Hiscock, Jennifer R. (2025) Advances in applied supramolecular technologies 2021-2025. Chemical Society Reviews, 54 (19), 8888-8924. (doi:10.1039/d4cs01037j).

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Supramolecular chemistry is a rapidly evolving field that has focused on building a foundation of fundamental understanding in controlling molecular self-assembly, through the use of non-covalent interactions. A common criticism of the field is that whilst the systems produced are very elegant, they do not have real-world use. Therefore, focus is now moving to applying the fundamental understanding of supramolecular chemistry to the production of commercially viable products. Building on our previous review in this area, which described the translational potential of innovations within the field of supramolecular chemistry up to the year 2020, we now review the progress of this field over the years 2021-2025 with the aim to inspire researchers to apply supramolecular chemistry to solve real world problems, moving innovation out of the laboratory and into the commercial marketplace.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 4 September 2025
Published date: 1 October 2025
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/506221
ISSN: 0306-0012
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Date deposited: 30 Oct 2025 17:43
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Author: Dominick E. Balderston
Author: Elba Feo
Author: Anamaria Leonescu
Author: Mackenzie Stevens
Author: Alexander M. Wilmshurst
Author: Philip A. Gale ORCID iD
Author: Cally J.E. Haynes
Author: George T. Williams ORCID iD
Author: Jennifer R. Hiscock

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