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Published on: May 8, 2014
Formation of a hydrogen-bonded receptor assembly in niosomal membranes
Mattijs G J ten Cate1, Mercedes Crego-Calama, David N Reinhoudt
1Laboratory of Supramolecular Chemistry and Technology, MESA Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
The formation of a hydrogen-bonded receptor in niosomal membranes is reported in this communication. The niosomes prepared from non-ionic surfactants C12EO3 and C14EO3 provide a stable system that allows the self-assembly of hydrogen-bonded receptors to occur in contact with aqueous environments. We demonstrate here by CD, TEM and Confocal Microscopy that the incorporation of the building blocks, calix[4]dimelamine 1 and PerBAR, within the niosomal membranes led to the formation of well-defined hydrogen-bonded assembly 13.(PerBAR)6 within these membranes.
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