title: Engineering the cavity of self-assembled dynamic nanotubes.
abstract: By analogy with hydrogen-bonded molecular capsules, self-assembled nanotubes are of interest because they can temporarily isolate guest molecules from the solution. We show here that the stability of a particular bis-urea based dynamic self-assembled nanotube is related to the possibility for solvent molecules to fit inside the tubular cavity. The diameter of the cavity can be finely tuned by introducing a modified monomer in controlled amount.
authors.affiliation: UPMC Univ Paris 06 and CNRS, UMR 7610, Chimie des Polymères, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Isare
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Linares
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lazzaroni
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bouteiller