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Title: Synergistic self-assembly of scaffolds and building blocks for directed synthesis of organic nanomaterials

Journal Article · · ChemComm
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c3cc45847d· OSTI ID:1121196
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  1. St. Louis Univ., MO (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
  2. Valparaiso Univ., IN (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Structural Molecular Biology

Surfactants and hydrophobic monomers spontaneously assemble into vesicles containing monomers within the bilayer. In this synergistic self-assembly the joint action of monomers and surfactants is essential. Polymerization in the bilayer formed hollow polymer nanocapsules.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1121196
Journal Information:
ChemComm, Vol. 49, Issue 94; ISSN 1359-7345
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English