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Responsive Vesicles from Dynamic Covalent Surfactants
Author(s) -
Minkenberg Christophe B.,
Li Feng,
van Rijn Patrick,
Florusse Louw,
Boekhoven Job,
Stuart Marc C. A.,
Koper Ger J. M.,
Eelkema Rienk,
van Esch Jan H.
Publication year - 2011
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.201007401
Subject(s) - vesicle , covalent bond , bilayer , dilution , chemistry , isotropy , biophysics , chemical physics , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , materials science , membrane , organic chemistry , thermodynamics , physics , optics , biochemistry , engineering , biology
Breaking bilayers : Incorporation of dynamic covalent bonds in vesicle‐forming surfactants leads to the formation of responsive vesicles, which can be switched back and forth between the bilayer state and the isotropic solution using either dilution or a change in the pH value as external stimuli.