at pH 9.0, 64 %. Similarly, 0.1 M UMP increases the size of a typical polymer film at pH 7.0 by 28 %, but at pH 11.0 by 140 %. Solely pH-dependent macroscopic changes have been described earlier with natural polymers such as chitosan [6] and gelatin derivatives, [7] and they are due to repulsions of charged loci within and between the polymer chains.[8] The significantly increased macroscopic dimension change by effector uptake at higher pH observed here can be understood by the presence of a less tight polymer network in the more deprotonated state, which, due to its higher flexibility, can better accommodate the added guest compounds. The observed cooperativity creates new possibilities for designing macroscopic supramolecular systems, which can be fine-tuned to respond only to a given combination of different effector compounds at distinct concentrations. Such systems can be of interest for actuators including artificial muscles, vessels, or implants, for self-regulating valves in process control, for sensors, and other related applications. Possible applications for drug release or uptake can take advantage of the necessary presence of a certain combination of effectors. The new self-controlled logic gates could directly communicate with the outside world like a natural organ. Obviously, supramolecular chemistry within suitably functionalized polymers extends significantly over that possible with traditional host± guest complexes in solution, as evidenced by the observed strong cooperativity based on relatively simple binding units. It should be emphasized that the sensitivity of such systems can be greatly enhanced by changes in volume and capacity of the polymer particles, and that manifold known recognition sites can be incorporated into such intelligent materials.