Material Synthesis

Material synthesis plays an unparalleled role in many fields, such as biomedicine, aerospace, military, electronics, etc. However, material synthesis faces many difficulties and challenges, including low yield, slow reaction rate, complex reactions, high purification difficulty, and harsh reaction conditions. Since click chemistry was introduced by Sharpless and co-workers in 2001, these problems are gradually being solved and overcome. Complete chemical and regional specificity, quantitative yield, and almost perfect fidelity in the presence of a wide variety of functional groups and reaction conditions that are the hallmarks of click chemistry greatly enable the fabrication of various materials^[1]. At present, click chemistry has been used to synthesize a wide range of controlled-architecture materials, including hydrogels, dendrimers, nanomaterials, block copolymers, and self-healing materials. Alfa Chemistry is an expert in click chemistry. We provide you with technical support and services so that you explore the application of click chemistry in material synthesis. To learn more about the role of click chemistry in material synthesis, please click on the links below.

Hydrogel Synthesis

Click chemistry improves the poor mechanical and structural properties of hydrogels caused by traditional synthesis methods.

Dendrimer Synthesis

Click reactions such as thiol-ene and copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition click reactions can be applied to synthesize dendrimers.

Nanomaterial Synthesis

Click chemistry provides an innovative way for the synthesis of nanomaterials that promote biomedicine development.

Block Copolymer Synthesis

The combination of click chemistry with other methods or techniques has been successfully applied to synthesize block copolymers.

Self-Healing Material Synthesis

Click chemistry is a powerful tool that has been used to synthesize self-healing materials effectively.

Reference

1. Hawker, C.J.; et al. Bringing efficiency to materials synthesis: the philosophy of click chemistry. Australian Journal of Chemistry. 2007, 60(6): 381-383.