Aqueous nanofibers with switchable chirality formed of self-assembled dumbbell-shaped rod amphiphiles.
We have demonstrated that fibrillar aggregates formed from the self-assembly of a dumbbell-shaped rod amphiphile undergo a reversible chiral-non-chiral transition triggered by temperature.
Huang
Zhegang
Z
Center for Supramolecular Nano-Assembly, Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Korea.
Lee
Eunji
E
Kim
Ho-Joong
HJ
Lee
Myongsoo
M
D015394:Molecular Structure; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
D013501:Surface-Active Agents