Tuning the aqueous self-assembly of porphyrins by varying the number of cationic side chains
Yanhui Guo, Shuheng Huang, Han Sun, Zhe Wang, Yutong Shao, Lukun Li, Zhiliang Li, Fengling Song
Abstract
-cancer treatment. This study demonstrates a facile and effective strategy to regulate the aqueous self-assembling behavior of porphyrins that can impact the structure and properties of assembly, which will be of great benefit to the design and synthesis of functional nanomaterials for specific applications.
Topics & Concepts
Cationic polymerizationAqueous solutionSide chainSelf-assemblyMaterials scienceNanofiberPorphyrinAqueous mediumChemical engineeringNanotechnologyPolymer chemistryChemistryPhotochemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialPolymerEngineeringPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistrySupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsSupramolecular Chemistry and Complexes