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Multi‐shell Soft Nanotubes from Cyclic Peptide Templates
Author(s) -
Chapman Robert,
Jolliffe Katrina A.,
Perrier Sébastien
Publication year - 2013
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/adma.201204094
Subject(s) - template , shell (structure) , materials science , nanotube , acrylic acid , polymerization , nanotechnology , cyclic peptide , ozonolysis , polymer science , peptide , copolymer , organic chemistry , composite material , carbon nanotube , chemistry , polymer , biochemistry
Multi‐shell nanotubes containing poly(acrylic acid) external shell and polyisoprene internal shells are prepared by exploiting the self‐assembly of an alt ‐( d,l ) cyclic peptide template. Crosslinking of the acrylic acid shell, followed by ozonolysis of the polyisoprene, gives access to nanotubes with an internal pore which can be controlled by the degree of polymerization of polyisoprene.