Parallel and precise macroscopic supramolecular assembly through prolonged Marangoni motion

Mengjiao Cheng, Guiqiang Zhu, Lin Li, Shu Zhang, Dequn Zhang, Alexander J. C. Kuehne, Feng Shi*, 
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 14106-14110.

Through a dissipative network mediated through several molecular equilibria of surfactants, we have prolonged the lifetime and motility of Marangoni-effect propelled macroscopic building blocks. This molecular interference strategy has improved the assembly efficiency and probability of macroscopic supramolecular assembly, thus mimicking molecular self-assembly behaviour on a macroscopic scale.

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