Title

Self-Assembly Of Ph-Switchable Spiral Tubes: Supramolecular Chemical Springs

Keywords

Chirality; Lithocholic acid; Self-assembly; Shape transition; Spiral tubes

Abstract

Spiral organic tubes are prepared by self-assembly of lithocholic acid in aqueous solution at pH 12.0. The tubes can transition into a straight shape as the pH of solution is reduced to 7.4. The shape transition of the tubes is reversible as the pH of solution is adjusted back to 12.0. The pH-switchable shape transition suggests that the self-assembled organic tubes can act as a supramolecular chemical spring. © 2010 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.

Publication Date

1-18-2010

Publication Title

Small

Volume

6

Issue

2

Number of Pages

217-220

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.200901067

Socpus ID

76749138144 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/76749138144

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