Assembly of vesicles into fractal and prong patterns on substrates

    Authors

    X. J. Zhang;J. Y. Fang

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Soft Matter

    Keywords

    LIPID TUBULES; ORDERED ARRAYS; AGGREGATION; TUBES; ORGANIZATION; NANOTUBES; LIPOSOMES; TRANSPORT; NETWORKS; SYSTEMS; Chemistry, Physical; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Physics, ; Multidisciplinary; Polymer Science

    Abstract

    Spherical vesicles of surfactants are unique building blocks. Control over their assembly into higher order structures may aid in the creation of new soft materials that are important from both technological and fundamental standpoints. In this paper, we report fractal assemblies of lithocholic acid (LCA) vesicles on glass slides by diffusion-limited aggregation. With the use of capillary flow generated in an evaporating vesicle solution confined by two parallel glass slides, we are able to assemble LCA vesicles into pronglike structures. The fusion of linear aggregated LCA vesicles within these assemblies can lead to the formation of fractal and prong patterns of LCA tubes.

    Journal Title

    Soft Matter

    Volume

    6

    Issue/Number

    10

    Publication Date

    1-1-2010

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    2139

    Last Page

    2142

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000277564300004

    ISSN

    1744-683X

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