Insights into the co-assemblies formed by different aromatic short-peptide amphiphiles
Cristina Gila‐Vilchez, Mari C. Mañas‐Torres, Juan A. González‐Vera, Francisco Franco-Montalbán, Juan A. Tamayo, Francisco Conejero‐Lara, Juan M. Cuerva, Modesto T. López‐López, Ángel Orte, Luı́s Álvarez de Cienfuegos
Abstract
The mechanism of co-assembly of different aromatic dipeptides has been studied using a combination of microscopy and spectroscopy techniques. At an equimolar ratio, the kinetics of the process is favored giving rise to alternate copolymers.
Topics & Concepts
AmphiphileCopolymerChemistryKineticsChemical engineeringPolymer chemistryAromaticityOrganic chemistryMoleculePolymerQuantum mechanicsEngineeringPhysicsSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsPolydiacetylene-based materials and applicationsLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials