title: Self-Organization of Quantum Rods Induced by Lipid Membrane Corrugations.
abstract: Self-organization of fluorescent nanoparticles, using biological molecules such as phospholipids to control assembly distances, is a promising method for creating hybrid nanostructures. We report here the formation of hybrid condensed phases made of anisotropic nanoparticles and phospholipids. Such structure formation is driven by electrostatic interaction between the nanoparticles and the phospholipids, and results in the formation of a 2D rectangular liquid crystal, as confirmed by high-resolution Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS). Moreover, we show that the fluorescent properties of the NPs are not modified by the self-assembly process.
authors.affiliation: Université de Rennes 1, CNRS UMR 6226, Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, Avenue du Général Leclerc, 35042 Rennes, France.|Université de Rennes 1, CNRS UMR 6251, Institut de Physique de Rennes, Avenue du Général Leclerc, 35042 Rennes, France.|Synchrotron SOLEIL l'Orme des Merisiers Saint-Aubin - BP 48 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bizien
authors.affiliation: Université de Rennes 1, CNRS UMR 6251, Institut de Physique de Rennes, Avenue du Général Leclerc, 35042 Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ameline
authors.affiliation: Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory , Upton, New York 11973, United States.
authors.forename: Kevin G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Yager
authors.affiliation: Université de Rennes 1, CNRS UMR 6226, Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, Avenue du Général Leclerc, 35042 Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Marchi
authors.affiliation: Université de Rennes 1, CNRS UMR 6251, Institut de Physique de Rennes, Avenue du Général Leclerc, 35042 Rennes, France.
authors.forename: Franck
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Artzner
mesh_terms: D005453:Fluorescence; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D053758:Nanoparticles; D053838:Scattering, Small Angle; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D008563:Membrane Lipids