title: Cu(II) Ion-Responsive Self-Assembly Based on a Water-Soluble Pillar[5]arene and a Rhodamine B-Containing Amphiphile in Aqueous Media.
abstract: Cu(II) ion-responsive self-assembly in aqueous media was achieved based on a water-soluble pillar[5]arene host and a rhodamine B-containing amphiphile guest. The host-guest complex acted as a supra-amphiphile and self-assembled into vesicles. After addition of Cu(II), vesicles turned into solid nanoparticles, accompanied by the color change of the solution from colorless to red and a fluorescence "on" phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Danyu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Pi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Bingbing
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9523-5758
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shi