title: Highly ordered self-assembly of 1D nanoparticles in phospholipids driven by curvature and electrostatic interaction.
abstract: Self-assembly of 1D nanoparticles such as carbon nanotubes or nanorods into highly ordered superstructures using various interactions has been of great interest as a route toward materials with new functionalities. However, the phase behavior of 1D nanoparticles interacting with surrounding materials, which is the key information to design self-assembled superstructures, has not been fully exploited yet. Here, we report for the first time a new phase diagram of negatively charged 1D nanoparticle and cationic liposome (CLs) complexes in water that exhibit three different highly ordered phases, intercalated lamellar, doubly intercalated lamellar, and centered rectangular phases, depending on particle curvature and electrostatic interactions. The new phase diagram can be used to understand and design new highly ordered self-assemblies of 1D nanoparticles in soft matter, which provide new functionalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, KAIST, 373-1 Guseong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Hwan
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Shin-Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Changwoo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Doe
authors.forename: Jihyun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jun-Bo
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Sim
authors.forename: Jehan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Kline
authors.forename: Sung-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D008081:Liposomes / Q000737:chemistry; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D044367:Phase Transition; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D055672:Static Electricity
chemical_list: D008081:Liposomes; D010743:Phospholipids