| abstract |
The present invention relates to a supramolecular material which can be functionalized, in particular surface-functionalized, by an orthogonal reaction with a compound comprising a functionalizing group. The supramolecular material according to the present invention comprises acompound (a) and compound (b), wherein -compound (a) comprises at least two supramolecular subunits S(a) linked by a linker L(a) comprising a polymer P(a), and -compound (b) comprises a supramolecular subunit S(b) and a first orthogonal reaction partner O1 capable of forming a covalent bond to a second orthogonal reaction partner O2. Upon functionalization, the supramolecular material according to the invention, O1 of compound (b) is covalently linked to an O2 in a compound (c), wherein compound (c) comprises an O2 and a functionalizing group F.The invention also relates to a method for the preparation of the supramolecular material and use of the supramolecular material as a biomaterial. |