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A Commemorative Issue in Honor of Professor Sir Fraser Stoddart: Functional Coordination Polymers

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2026) | Viewed by 1946

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Prof. Dr. Hui Li

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Key Laboratory of Clusters Science of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
Interests: functional coordination polymer; wupramolecular chemistry; crystallography; chiral coordination polymer; fluorescent sensor

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Coordination polymers are a special type of polymer joined by metal. They represent an interdisciplinary research field with rich research results. The designability of coordination polymers and their exquisite structures with multifunctional properties position them as potential functional materials for a wide range of applications. Coordination polymers have thus aroused considerable interest in various fields such as chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, energy science, biology, medicine, catalysis, environmental science, and so forth.  

This Special Issue is in memory of Sir Fraser Stoddart to honor his contribution to supramolecular coordination polymers. The Specail Issue focuses on the design, synthesis, structure and properties of functional coordination polymers and supramolecular coordination polymers, including, but not limit to, absorption, separation, sensors, chirality, catalysis, photoluminescence, nonlinear optical properties, magnetic properties, hydrogen storage, energy storage, drug delivery, self-healing materials, supramolecular polymers, hydrogen gels, water gels, bio-mimic materials, and computational studies on the relationship between structure and properties. 

Prof. Dr. Hui Li
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • functional coordination polymer
  • metal–organic framework
  • H-bonded metal–organic framework
  • bionic metal–organic framework
  • chiral coordination polymer
  • macrocyclic coordination polymer
  • dynamic covalent bonding
  • self-healing material

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Ultrastrong Host–Guest Recognition Driven Chiral Supramolecular Polymers with Circularly Polarized Luminescence in Water
by Ya-Ping Chen, Si-Dan Guo, Jinlei Zhou, Xiaoyu Luo and Kang Cai
Polymers 2026, 18(17), 2040; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym18172040 - 22 Aug 2026
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Chiral supramolecular polymers offer a versatile platform for constructing dynamic functional materials, yet their development in aqueous media remains challenging due to weak host–guest interactions and limited chiral macrocyclic systems. Herein, we report a water-soluble chiral luminescent supramolecular polymer assembled from a pair [...] Read more.
Chiral supramolecular polymers offer a versatile platform for constructing dynamic functional materials, yet their development in aqueous media remains challenging due to weak host–guest interactions and limited chiral macrocyclic systems. Herein, we report a water-soluble chiral luminescent supramolecular polymer assembled from a pair of chiral macrocycle ((R)-/(S)-C[4]B) and an achiral bis-thiazole orange guest. The ultrahigh binding affinity between the host and guest enables stable one-dimensional polymerization in water. Efficient chirality transfer from the macrocyclic host to the achiral luminophore gives rise to pronounced circular dichroism (CD) and circularly polarized luminescence (CPL). The resulting polymer exhibits red emission (625 nm) with a luminescence dissymmetry factor of 8.5 × 10−3. This work provides an effective strategy for the development of aqueous CPL-active supramolecular polymers through ultrastrong host–guest recognition. Full article
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Zn–IMP 3D Coordination Polymers for Drug Delivery: Crystal Structure and Computational Studies
by Hafiz Zeshan Aqil, Yanhong Zhu, Masooma Hyder Khan, Yaqoot Khan, Beenish Sandhu, Muhammad Irfan and Hui Li
Polymers 2026, 18(1), 119; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym18010119 - 31 Dec 2025
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Coordination polymers (CPs) are garnering attention in the field of medicine day by day. The goal is to develop a CP with biosafe and environment-friendly characteristics. Herein, we report two such novel 3D coordination polymers of zinc-inosine-5′-monophosphate (Zn-IMP) and bpe/azpy (as linkers) which [...] Read more.
Coordination polymers (CPs) are garnering attention in the field of medicine day by day. The goal is to develop a CP with biosafe and environment-friendly characteristics. Herein, we report two such novel 3D coordination polymers of zinc-inosine-5′-monophosphate (Zn-IMP) and bpe/azpy (as linkers) which were engineered as metal–organic frameworks that can be used as drug carriers for hydroxyurea (HU). We employed SCXRD, PXRD, solid-state CD, FTIR and TGA for crystal structure characterizations; the results achieved 3D coordination polymers which contain a P21 space group with chiral distorted tetrahedral geometry. Solution phase studies like UV–vis and CD were carried out to understand mechanistic pathways for interaction and chirality, respectively. We have also performed computational studies to evaluate the drug delivery capacity of both 3D CPs. Molecular docking and multi-pH molecular dynamics (MD) quantify that HU binds more strongly with CP−1 (ΔG =−10.87 ± 0.12) as compared to CP−2 (ΔG = −7.59 ± 0.26 kcal·mol−1), at normal and basic pH. MD simulation analysis indicated that a more compact and rigid cavity is observed by CP−1 as compared to CP−2 at physiological pH. Across acidic pH, for CP−1 the ligand RMSD increases markedly and U becomes slightly less negative, which indicated partial loss of contacts, thus releasing drugs in a tumor-like environment more easily. These result showed that CP−1 offers stronger binding, higher structural stability and a more pronounced pH-responsive release profile than CP−2, making CP-1 more promising candidate for targeted HU drug delivery, while CP−2 may serve as a weaker-binding, faster-release complement. Full article
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