Self-assembly of dendron-helical polypeptide copolymers: organogels and lyotropic liquid crystals.
New macromolecular self-assembling building blocks, dendron-helical polypeptide copolymers, have been synthesized; these materials possess a well-defined 3-D shape and self-assemble in solution to form nanoribbon and lyotropic liquid crystalline phases.
Kim
Kyoung Taek
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Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada.
Park
Chiyoung
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Kim
Chulhee
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Winnik
Mitchell A
MA
Manners
Ian
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D000873:Anthracenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D005782:Gels / Q000737:chemistry*; D050866:Liquid Crystals / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
D000873:Anthracenes; D005782:Gels; D010455:Peptides; D011108:Polymers; C501244:dendron