Frame-Guided Assembly of Amphiphiles.
Frame-guided assembly, a recently discovered strategy for amphiphilic assembly, is discussed as a strategy for constructing vesicle assemblies with programmed geometries and dimensions under identical surrounding conditions. The strategy is inspired by the cytoskeletal-membrane protein-lipid bilayer structure and shows great potential in the understanding and controlling of the amphiphilic assembly process. Both the principles and basic requirements are discussed, along with recently reported examples. The prospects and potential investigations of frame-guided assembly are also proposed.
Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics &, Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 (P. R. China).
Yuanchen
Y
Dong
Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics &, Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 (P. R. China). liudongsheng@tsinghua.edu.cn.
Dongsheng
D
Liu
frame-guided assembly; leading hydrophobic groups; lipids; self-assembly; vesicles