title: Self-assembled organic nanotubes through instant gelation and universal capacity for guest molecule encapsulation.
abstract: Loyal gelling: a C(3) symmetrical L-glutamic acid based gelator was found to instantly form hexagonal nanotubes through anti-solvent gelation in a wide range of mixed solvents at room temperature. Guest molecules, including simple dyes and biological macromolecules, could be entrapped in the nanotubes. This method provides a general and efficient way for the encapsulation of guest compounds in organic nanotubes.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PR China.
authors.forename: Hai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Pengfei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Xuefeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Minghua
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D005293:Ferritins / Q000737:chemistry; D005782:Gels / Q000737:chemistry*; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D055767:Immobilized Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D005782:Gels; D055767:Immobilized Proteins; D018698:Glutamic Acid; D005293:Ferritins