Cover Feature: Electroactive Amphiphiles for Addressable Supramolecular Nanostructures (ChemNanoMat 8/2018)

Abstract

The cover feature shows the versatility of electroactive amphiphiles (EAAs) as a class of addressable self-assembling materials. These functional amphiphilic molecules have been the subject of sporadic investigations over the last few decades, but little attempt has been made to date to gather or organize these investigations into a logical fashion. The most important contributions have been collected and provide a framework through which to discuss EAAs in terms of switchability, structure formation and addressability. They point towards areas where EAAs will contribute to solving wider scientific problems and open new opportunities. More information can be found in the Focus Review by Charl F. J. Faul et al. on page 741 in Issue 8, 2018 (DOI: 10.1002/cnma.201800194).