title: Supramolecular gel-assisted formation of fullerene nanorods.
abstract: Gel it like it is: Fullerene nanorods (see figure) with a length of several micrometers, can be easily synthesized by a supramolecular gel-assisted self-assembly method (SGAS). The results presented here may be useful for the design and construction of new organic nanomaterials by SGAS.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center for Nanomedicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, PR China. chunzhang@hust.edu.cn
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jing-Jing
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiang-Liang
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hui-Bi
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D005782:Gels / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D014508:Urea / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D037741:Fullerenes; D005782:Gels; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D014508:Urea; C069837:fullerene C60