title: Functional architectures derived from guanine quartets.
abstract: This paper highlights recent developments in the design and construction of functional materials such as supramolecular hydrogels and ion channels using a guanine motif as a self-assembling building block.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032, India. ocjd@iacs.res.in.
authors.forename: Jyotirmayee
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dash
authors.forename: Puja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saha
mesh_terms: D001881:Borates / Q000737:chemistry; D054856:G-Quadruplexes; D006147:Guanine / Q000737:chemistry*; D020100:Hydrogels / Q000737:chemistry; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D007473:Ion Channels; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D001881:Borates; D020100:Hydrogels; D007473:Ion Channels; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D006147:Guanine