title: Helical nanofibers of self-assembled bipolar phospholipids as template for gold nanoparticles.
abstract: Bipolar phospholipids (bolalipids) represent an exciting class of amphiphilic molecules as they self-assemble in water to distinct structures of nanoscopic dimensions. Reported here are structural details of helical nanofibers, composed of achiral, symmetrical single-chain bolalipids with phosphocholine headgroups. These nanofibers are used as template for the fixation of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) without prior functionalization. This realization of a metal array on bolalipid nanofibers is one of the rare examples of one-dimensional AuNP arrangements in solution. The loading and the heat of binding of AuNPs are determined applying transmission electron microscopy and isothermal titration calorimetry.
authors: Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Mühlpforte 1, 06108 Halle/Saale, Germany. annette.meister@chemie.uni-halle.de
authors: Annette
authors: A
authors: Meister
authors: Simon
authors: S
authors: Drescher
authors: Ingo
authors: I
authors: Mey
authors: Mirco
authors: M
authors: Wahab
authors: Gesche
authors: G
authors: Graf
authors: Vasil M
authors: VM
authors: Garamus
authors: Gerd
authors: G
authors: Hause
authors: Hans-Jörg
authors: HJ
authors: Mögel
authors: Andreas
authors: A
authors: Janshoff
authors: Bodo
authors: B
authors: Dobner
authors: Alfred
authors: A
authors: Blume
mesh_terms: D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D010767:Phosphorylcholine / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D010743:Phospholipids; D010767:Phosphorylcholine; D006046:Gold