Self-folding of supramolecular polymers into bioinspired topology

Deepak D. Prabhu; Keisuke Aratsu; Yuichi Kitamoto; Hayato Ouchi; Tomonori Ohba; Martin J. Hollamby; Nobutaka Shimizu; Hideaki Takagi; Rie Haruki; Shin-ichi Adachi; Shiki Yagai

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Self-folding of supramolecular polymers into bioinspired topology

Deepak D. Prabhu¹,
Keisuke Aratsu¹,
Yuichi Kitamoto²,
Hayato Ouchi¹,
Tomonori Ohba³,
Martin J. Hollamby⁴,
Nobutaka Shimizu⁵,
Hideaki Takagi⁵,
Rie Haruki⁵,
Shin-ichi Adachi⁵ and
Shiki Yagai¹,²,*

¹Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.
²Institute for Global Prominent Research (IGPR), Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.
³Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.
⁴School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST55BG, UK.
⁵Photon Factory, Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan.

↵*Corresponding author. Email: yagai{at}faculty.chiba-u.jp

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Science Advances 07 Sep 2018:
Vol. 4, no. 9, eaat8466
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aat8466

Deepak D. Prabhu

Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.

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Keisuke Aratsu

Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.

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Yuichi Kitamoto

Institute for Global Prominent Research (IGPR), Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.

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Hayato Ouchi

Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.

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Tomonori Ohba

Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.

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Martin J. Hollamby

School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST55BG, UK.

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Nobutaka Shimizu

Photon Factory, Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan.

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Hideaki Takagi

Photon Factory, Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan.

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Rie Haruki

Photon Factory, Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan.

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Shin-ichi Adachi

Photon Factory, Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan.

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Shiki Yagai

Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.

Institute for Global Prominent Research (IGPR), Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.

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