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Directed Assembly of Elastin-like Proteins into defined Supramolecular Structures and Cargo Encapsulation In Vitro
Published on: April 8, 2020
Ribbons, vesicles, and baskets: supramolecular assembly of a coil-plate-coil emeraldicene derivative
Mingfeng Wang1, Ali Reza Mohebbi, Yanming Sun
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Polymers and Organic Solids and Materials Research Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara, 93106-6105, USA.
Abstract:
Concentration matters: the self-assembly of title compound 1 evolves from well-defined ribbons to vesicles to baskets, upon simply decreasing the concentration of 1 in tetrahydrofuran. Electron microscopy revealed a unique self-assembled structure: baskets are formed by curved and self-wrapped nanometer-thin ribbons. The self-assembly of π-conjugated molecule 1 enables to construct nano/micro structures with desired optoelectronic properties.
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