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Sep 2026
Self-stretching molecular monolayers with autonomous folding and mechanical adaptation
Molecular monolayers at fluid interfaces are generally considered mechanically fragile, collapsing under lateral compression. Here we show that a rationally designed amphiphilic π-conjugated molecule instead forms a monolayer that adapts to mechanical stress. Langmuir films of 3-hydroxyphenyl-7-decyl-[1]benzothieno[3,2...
Taichi Iizuka, Satoru Inoue, K. Nikaido et al.
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