title: Metal-organic transmembrane nanopores.
abstract: A stable tetraporphyrin metallacycle with Re(I) corners (1) is capable of forming nanopores in a liposomial membrane, provided that the porphyrin units are properly functionalized with peripheral carboxylic acid residues that, by establishing an hydrogen bond network, allow the formation of dimers that span the depth of the membrane.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste, via Giorgieri 1, I-34127, Trieste, Italy.
authors.forename: Mariangela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boccalon
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Iengo
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tecilla