Amphiphilic behavior of an apparently non-polar calixarene.
The self-assembly properties of a non-polar calixarene have been investigated at the air-water interface, in water and in the solid state showing that this molecule behaves as an amphiphilic molecule.
Shahgaldian
Patrick
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Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Proteines, 7 passage du Vercors, 69367 Lyon cedex 07, France.
Coleman
Anthony W
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Kuduva
Srinivasan S
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Zaworotko
Michael J
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D047250:Calixarenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D055672:Static Electricity; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D014867:Water; D047250:Calixarenes