Impact of amino acids on the aqueous self-assembly of benzenetrispeptides into supramolecular polymer bottlebrushes
Tobias Klein, Hans F. Ulrich, Franka V. Gruschwitz, Maren T. Kuchenbrod, Rintaro Takahashi, Shota Fujii, Stephanie Hoeppener, Ivo Nischang, Kazuo Sakurai, Johannes C. Brendel
Abstract
The choice of the amino acid unit in benzenetrispeptide-PEO conjugates allows to fine-tune the self-assembly strength and to control the resulting solution morphologies in water.
Topics & Concepts
Aqueous solutionSupramolecular chemistryPolymerChemistryPolymer chemistrySupramolecular polymersConjugateAmino acidSelf-assemblyOrganic chemistryMoleculeBiochemistryMathematicsMathematical analysisSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsSupramolecular Chemistry and Complexes