title: An easy approach for constructing vesicles by using aromatic molecules with β-cyclodextrin.
abstract: Vesicles were formed in aqueous solution using β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) complexes with a series of ultra-small aromatic molecules. The vesicles are easy to prepare without a complicated synthesis procedure and their structure was identified and characterized using various techniques, including transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and dynamic laser light scattering. Using the β-CD/l-phenylalanine system as a representative example, the structural factors that caused the self-assembly were revealed using proton nuclear magnetic resonance, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. In addition, the vesicular architecture could be endowed with a diverse range of stimuli-responses, as a consequence of the selective addition of various guest molecules. It is anticipated that this novel assembly strategy could be further extended, and that it presents new opportunities for the development of nanocarriers and soft materials.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China. haoay@sdu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Shangyang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Mingfang
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Pengyao
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: Xiaoxiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Yimeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Aiyou
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hao
mesh_terms: D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000737:chemistry*; D047392:beta-Cyclodextrins / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D047392:beta-Cyclodextrins; D010649:Phenylalanine