New Perspectives for the Design of Molecular Actuators: Thermally Induced Collapse of Single Macromolecules from Cylindrical Brushes to Spheres | Zendy

Li Chengming | Zendy; Gunari Nikhil | Zendy; Fischer Karl | Zendy; Janshoff Andreas | Zendy; Schmidt Manfred | Zendy

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New Perspectives for the Design of Molecular Actuators: Thermally Induced Collapse of Single Macromolecules from Cylindrical Brushes to Spheres

Author(s) -

Li Chengming,

Gunari Nikhil,

Fischer Karl,

Janshoff Andreas,

Schmidt Manfred

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

angewandte chemie international edition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831

H-Index - 550

eISSN - 1521-3773

pISSN - 1433-7851

DOI - 10.1002/anie.200352845

Subject(s) - spheres , macromolecule , cylinder , actuator , content (measure theory) , polymer science , materials science , nanotechnology , chemistry , physics , computer science , mechanical engineering , engineering , mathematics , artificial intelligence , mathematical analysis , biochemistry , astronomy

Polymethacrylates with densely grafted poly‐ N ‐isopropylacrylamide side chains change their shape at the lower critical solution temperature from cylindrical brushes (left) to spherical structures (right). This is an interesting example of a temperature‐induced cylinder‐to‐sphere transition observed for single macromolecules.

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