Aqueous nanofibers with switchable chirality formed of self-assembled dumbbell-shaped rod amphiphiles.
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چکیده
We have demonstrated that fibrillar aggregates formed from the self-assembly of a dumbbell-shaped rod amphiphile undergo a reversible chiral-non-chiral transition triggered by temperature.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 44 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009