title: Formation of a hydrogen-bonded receptor assembly in niosomal membranes.
abstract: The formation of a hydrogen-bonded receptor in niosomal membranes is reported in this communication. The niosomes prepared from non-ionic surfactants C12EO3 and C14EO3 provide a stable system that allows the self-assembly of hydrogen-bonded receptors to occur in contact with aqueous environments. We demonstrate here by CD, TEM and Confocal Microscopy that the incorporation of the building blocks, calix[4]dimelamine 1 and PerBAR, within the niosomal membranes led to the formation of well-defined hydrogen-bonded assembly 13.(PerBAR)6 within these membranes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Supramolecular Chemistry and Technology, MESA Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Mattijs G J
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: ten Cate
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crego-Calama
authors.forename: David N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Reinhoudt
mesh_terms: D001463:Barbiturates / Q000737:chemistry*; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D047250:Calixarenes; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008081:Liposomes / Q000737:chemistry; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010569:Perylene / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry*; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000737:chemistry*; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D014227:Triazines / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001463:Barbiturates; D008081:Liposomes; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010636:Phenols; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D014227:Triazines; C121325:calix(4)arene; D047250:Calixarenes; D010569:Perylene; C011907:melamine