Double helical silica fibrils by sol-gel transcription of chiral aggregates of gemini surfactants.
Silica fibrils with a novel double stranded helical structure are prepared by sol-gel transcription of twisted bilayer ribbons formed by cationic gemini surfactants.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan.
Kazunori
K
Sugiyasu
Shun-ichi
S
Tamaru
Masayuki
M
Takeuchi
Damien
D
Berthier
Ivan
I
Huc
Reiko
R
Oda
Seiji
S
Shinkai