Hydrogen-bonding mediated self-assembly of amphiphilic ABA triblock copolymers into well-defined giant vesicles
Huiying Wang, Qiang Chen, Zhen Geng, Jingyi Rao, Bijin Xiong, Frédéric Lortie, Julien Bernard, Wolfgang H. Binder, Senbin Chen, Jintao Zhu
Abstract
A straightforward and efficient access towards the generation of well-defined giant vesicles (∼3 μm in diameters), featured by Hydrogen-bonded DAP–DAP dimerization, and the amphiphilic interactions is reported.
Topics & Concepts
AmphiphileVesicleCopolymerHydrogen bondSelf-assemblyPolymer chemistryChemistryHydrogenMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryMembraneMoleculePolymerBiochemistrySupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials