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Chiral Lipid Tubules
Author(s) -
Spector Mark S.,
Price Ronald R.,
Schnur Joel M.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4095(199903)11:4<337::aid-adma337>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - materials science , tubule , circular dichroism , cladding (metalworking) , nanotechnology , biophysics , crystallography , composite material , chemistry , biology , kidney , endocrinology
The control of the structure of lipid‐derived tubules is discussed, with particular emphasis on recent advances and their resulting impact on materials applications. Since lipid tubules reflect the chiral nature of the lipids that form them, results from chiral dichroism studies are summarized. It is shown how tubule morphology can be improved, for example by structural modification of the commercially available lipid DC 8,9 PC, or how the mechanical strength of the tubules can be increased by cladding them with metal. Applications, in particular in the pharmaceutical and electronics industries, are considered.