Fig. 1: Solution-shearing in hydrogen-bonded supramolecular oligomers.

a Chemical structure and synthesis of supramolecular oligomers. b Hierarchical nanostructuring via solution-shearing for enhanced adhesion and cohesion. These ordered nanostructures require higher energy for crack propagation compared to amorphous chains, enabling concurrent optimization of bulk toughness and interfacial bond strength. c Multiscale engineering of high-performance adhesives.