Supramolecular materials with a time switch

(Technical University of Munich (TUM)) Materials that assemble themselves and then simply disappear at the end of their lifetime are quite common in nature. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now successfully developed supramolecular materials that disintegrate at a predetermined time -- a feature that could be used in numerous applications.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 19, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news