title: Nanofibers from self-assembly of an aromatic facial amphiphile with oligo(ethylene oxide) dendrons.
abstract: Novel block facial amphiphiles consisting of a laterally extended aromatic segment and oligo(ethylene oxide) dendrons as a flexible segment were synthesized in a stepwise fashion and their aggregation behavior was investigated in aqueous solution; self-assembly into elongated nanofibers with a uniform diameter of 7 +/- 0.5 nm and lengths up to several hundred nanometers was observed.
authors.affiliation: Center for Supramolecular Nano-Assembly and Department of Chemistry Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Je
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Eunji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Myongsoo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lee