supramolecular
Americanadjective
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having an organization more complex than that of a molecule.
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composed of an aggregate of molecules.
adjective
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more complex than a molecule
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consisting of more than one molecule
Etymology
Origin of supramolecular
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The researchers designed bioactive nanoparticles called "supramolecular drugs" to help restore this barrier and restart the brain's ability to remove waste.
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026
Stupp credits the therapy's effectiveness to supramolecular motion, meaning the ability of the molecules to move rapidly and even briefly detach from the nanofiber network.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2026
Professor Park's team developed a supramolecular photocatalyst that can transfer electrons similar to chlorophyll in nature by modifying rhodamine, an existing fluorescent dyes, into an amphiphilic structure.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2024
And there remains a great deal of territory to explore explaining this "supramolecular" chemistry of latent pores.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2024
However, the influence of halogen bonds on the rapid photoinduced changes within supramolecular systems remains largely unexplored due to a lack of experimental techniques that can directly observe the halogen bond in action.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
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