Abstract
Without the thorn: In polar solvents, cationic M12L24 nanocages slowly assembled into hollow spherical "blackberry" structures, the size of which could be tuned by changing the counterion concentration or solvent polarity. The self-assembly process showed similar kinetic and thermodynamic features to viral-capsid formation. (Copyright (2005) National Academy of Sciences, USA. The image of the hepatitis B virus capsid is from the RCSB PDB (ID: 1QGT).)
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5182-5187 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 May 23 |
Keywords
- interparticle distance
- nanocages
- self-assembly
- vesicles
- viral capsids
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)