Title

Longitudinal Zipping/Unzipping Of Self-Assembled Organic Tubes

Abstract

Stimuli-responsive organic tubes are an attractive supramolecular assembly which has potential applications as a controlled release vehicle. We synthesize a smart organic tube by the coassembly of lithocholic acid (LCA) and taurolithocholic acid (TLCA) in aqueous solution. The coassembled LCA/TLCA tubes can be longitudinally unzipped into flat sheets by capillary force after being dehydrated on substrates. Consequently, the encapsulated guest molecules are released from the unzipping tubes. After the release of guest molecules, the flat sheets can be zipped back into hollow tubes upon hydration with aqueous solution. The zipping/unzipping LCA/TLCA tubes provide a new type of delivery vehicles, which may have potential for surface decontaminations. © 2011 American Chemical Society.

Publication Date

12-15-2011

Publication Title

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volume

115

Issue

49

Number of Pages

14445-14449

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1021/jp2064276

Socpus ID

83455195579 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/83455195579

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