title: Controllable self-assembly of amphiphilic macrocycles into closed-shell and open-shell vesicles, nanotubes, and fibers.
abstract: Depending on functional groups, amphiphilic hexaamide macrocycles self-assemble into closed-shell and open-shell vesicles in polar solvents. In the presence of water, open-shell vesicles morph into closed-shell vesicles, whereas acidification of the medium transforms vesicles into nanotubes and fibers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Integrative NanoScience Institute, Florida State University, 95 Chieftan Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4390, USA.
authors.forename: Atanu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mitra
authors.forename: Dillip K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Panda
authors.forename: Lucas J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Corson
authors.forename: Sourav
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saha
mesh_terms: D000577:Amides / Q000737:chemistry; D008027:Light; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds; D012997:Solvents