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Jan H. van Esch is affiliated with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple fields including Materials Science, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Chemistry, with a particular focus on subfields such as Biomaterials, Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their scientific contributions concentrate on key topics including:

  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Jan H. van Esch has published extensively in a range of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Langmuir
  • Advanced Science
  • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Some recent papers provide insight into the scope and focus of their research:

  • "Biomimetic Strain-Stiffening Self-Assembled Hydrogels," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Analysis of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC): determining the transition temperatures, and enthalpy and heat capacity changes in multicomponent systems by analytical model fitting," 2023, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
  • "Transient Supramolecular Hydrogels Formed by Aging-Induced Seeded Self-Assembly of Molecular Hydrogelators," 2020, Advanced Science
  • "Chemical reaction powered transient polymer hydrogels for controlled formation and free release of pharmaceutical crystals," 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Dual-Functionalized Crescent Microgels for Selectively Capturing and Killing Cancer Cells," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

The scientist collaborates frequently with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Xuhong Guo
  • Yiming Wang
  • Rienk Eelkema
  • Eduardo Mendes
  • Matija Lovrak

Best Publications

  • New Functional Materials Based on Self‐Assembling Organogels: From Serendipity towards Design

    Jan H. van Esch;Ben L. Feringa

  • Transient assembly of active materials fueled by a chemical reaction

    Job Boekhoven;Wouter E. Hendriksen;Ger J. M. Koper;Rienk Eelkema

  • One-way optoelectronic switching of photochromic molecules on gold

    Diana Dulić;S. J. van der Molen;T. Kudernac;H. T. Jonkman

  • Reversible Optical Transcription of Supramolecular Chirality into Molecular Chirality

    Jaap J.D. de Jong;Linda N. Lucas;Richard M. Kellogg;Jan H. van Esch

  • Design and application of self-assembled low molecular weight hydrogels

    Maaike de Loos;Ben L. Feringa;Jan H. van Esch

  • Dissipative out-of-equilibrium assembly of man-made supramolecular materials

    Susan A. P. van Rossum;Marta Tena-Solsona;Jan H. van Esch;Rienk Eelkema

  • Highly Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed Hydrogenation with Monodentate Ligands

    Michel van den Berg;Adriaan J. Minnaard;Ebe P. Schudde;Jan van Esch

  • Dissipative Self-Assembly of a Molecular Gelator by Using a Chemical Fuel†

    Job Boekhoven;Aurelie M. Brizard;Krishna N. K. Kowlgi;Ger J. M. Koper

  • Cyclic Bis‐Urea Compounds as Gelators for Organic Solvents

    Jan H. van Esch;Franck Schoonbeek;Maaike de Loos;Huub Kooijman

  • Biocatalytic induction of supramolecular order

    Andrew R Hirst;Sangita Roy;Meenakshi Arora;Apurba K Das

  • Responsive Cyclohexane‐Based Low‐Molecular‐Weight Hydrogelators with Modular Architecture

    Kjeld J C van Bommel;Cornelia van der Pol;Inouk Muizebelt;Arianna Friggeri

  • Large tunable image-charge effects in single-molecule junctions

    Mickael L. Perrin;Christopher J. O. Verzijl;Christian A. Martin;Ahson J. Shaikh

  • Efficient intermolecular charge transport in self-assembled fibers of mono- and bithiophene bisurea compounds

    Franck S. Schoonbeek;Jan H. van Esch;Bas Wegewijs;Diederik B. A. Rep

  • Chiral Recognition in Bis-Urea-Based Aggregates and Organogels through Cooperative Interactions.

    Maaike de Loos;Jan van Esch;Richard M. Kellogg;Ben L. Feringa

  • Syntheses of Dithienylcyclopentene Optical Molecular Switches

    Linda N. Lucas;Jaap J.D. de Jong;Jan H. van Esch;Richard M. Kellogg

  • REMARKABLE STABILIZATION OF SELF-ASSEMBLED ORGANOGELS BY POLYMERIZATION

    M De Loos;J. H van Esch;I Stokroos;R.M Kellogg

  • Self-Assembly of Bisurea Compounds in Organic Solvents and on Solid Substrates

    J. H van Esch;S. de Feyter;R.M Kellogg;F.C. de Schryver

  • Catalytic control over supramolecular gel formation

    Job Boekhoven;Jos M. Poolman;Chandan Maity;Feng Li

  • We can design molecular gelators, but do we understand them?

    Jan H. van Esch

  • Geminal Bis‐ureas as Gelators for Organic Solvents: Gelation Properties and Structural Studies in Solution and in the Gel State

    Franck S. Schoonbeek;Jan H. van Esch;Ron Hulst;Richard M. Kellogg

Frequent Co-Authors

Ben L. Feringa
Ben L. Feringa University of Groningen
Richard M. Kellogg
Richard M. Kellogg University of Groningen
Marc C. A. Stuart
Marc C. A. Stuart University of Groningen
Xuhong Guo
Xuhong Guo Soochow University
Xiang-Yang Liu
Xiang-Yang Liu Xiamen University
Qian Liu
Qian Liu Chengdu University
Wesley R. Browne
Wesley R. Browne University of Groningen
Herre S. J. van der Zant
Herre S. J. van der Zant Delft University of Technology

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