title: A templating approach for monodisperse self-assembled organic nanostructures.
abstract: The precise structural control is known for self-assembly into closed spherical structures (e.g., micelles), but similar control of open structures is much more challenging. Inspired by natural tobacco mosaic virus, we present the use of a rigid-rod template to control the size of a one-dimensional self-assembly. We believe that this strategy is novel for organic self-assembly and should provide a general approach to controlling size and dimension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA.
authors.forename: Steve R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Bull
authors.forename: Liam C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Nathaniel J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Fry
authors.forename: Megan A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Greenfield
authors.forename: Benjamin W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Messmore
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Meade
authors.forename: Samuel I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Stupp
mesh_terms: D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000737:chemistry; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D010455:Peptides; D011108:Polymers; C473966:poly(phenylene ethynylene); D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; C011934:mica