Self-Assembly of Chemically Programmed Amphiphiles into Aqueous Nanotubes with a Lipophilic Lumen

The creation of complex hollow nanostructures with precise control over size and shape represents a great challenge in supramolecular soft materials. Here, we have further developed a bioinspired methodology for the formation of aqueous nanotubes of well-defined dimensions and pore coating through t...

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Autores: Aparicio, Fátima, Sancho-Casado, Irene, Chamorro, Paula B., González-Sánchez, Marina, Pujals, Silvia, Vega-Mayoral, Victor, González-Rodríguez, David
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/368921
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/368921
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85204532029
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Supramolecular
Amphiphiles
Encapsulation
Nanotubes
Self-assembly
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Sumario:The creation of complex hollow nanostructures with precise control over size and shape represents a great challenge in supramolecular soft materials. Here, we have further developed a bioinspired methodology for the formation of aqueous nanotubes of well-defined dimensions and pore coating through the self-assembly of amphiphiles that are chemically programmed with complementary nucleobases. These nanotubes are endowed with a hydrophobic lumen, whose diameter can be expanded as a function of the monomer length, in which apolar dyes can be efficiently encapsulated.