Organic supramolecular architectures and their sol-gel transcription to Silica nanotubes.
The design of artificial models of "biomineralization" processes that utilize sol-gel polymerization has led to a merging of inorganic materials research and supramolecular organic chemistry. This article introduces self-assembled superstructures of sugar-integrated and crown-appended cholesterol gelators, which are used as versatile building blocks in organogels and as templates for sol-gel transcription. This article focuses on the use of self-assembled organic superstructures in the creation of novel inorganic materials with controlled morphologies.
Nano Material Team, Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI), 52 Yeoeun-dong, Yusung-gu, Daejeon 305-333, Korea. jonghwa@kbsi.re.kr
Jong Hwa
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Jung
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Shinkai
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