Transforming spherical block polyelectrolyte micelles into free-suspending films via DNA complexation-induced structural anisotropy.
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The deliberately prepared one ssDNA/one micelle complex has an unstable toroidal DNA-bound region and stable upper and lower hemispheres, and thus can self-assemble along the plane of the unstable toroidal region into free-suspending films.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 46 33 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010