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Offsetting the Tubule‐Forming Tendency of Chiral Diacetylene‐Containing Lipids: Planar Strips, Ribbons, and Liposomes from a Diacetylenic Lipid Analog of a Thermophilic Bacterium
Author(s) -
Wang G.,
Hollingsworth R. I.
Publication year - 2000
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 - 10.1002/1521-4095(200006)12:12<871::aid-adma871>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - diacetylene , materials science , lamellar structure , liposome , fluorescence , polymerization , membrane , amphiphile , tubule , vesicle , thermophile , liquid crystal , planar , crystallography , nanotechnology , bacteria , optics , optoelectronics , copolymer , biochemistry , composite material , polymer , chemistry , biology , computer graphics (images) , endocrinology , computer science , genetics , kidney , physics
A chiral self‐assembled lamellar system based on the membrane lipid structure of thermophilic bacteria is reported. Unlike typical monopolar double chain chiral lipids, which generally form helices and tubules, sheets (see Figure), ribbons, and vesicles are observed. It is shown that the materials are readily polymerized and metallized and that the polymerized materials display an extremely large fluorescence excitation and emission range.