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Inside Cover: Cytoskeletal‐like Supramolecular Assembly and Nanoparticle‐Based Motors in a Model Protocell (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 40/2011)
Author(s) -
Krishna Kumar Ravinash,
Yu Xiaoxiao,
Patil Avinash J.,
Li Mei,
Mann Stephen
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201105617
Subject(s) - protocell , supramolecular chemistry , vesicle , nanotechnology , nanoparticle , supramolecular assembly , cover (algebra) , biophysics , chemistry , materials science , crystallography , biology , biochemistry , engineering , membrane , crystal structure , mechanical engineering
A protocell model can be prepared from an amino acid based supramolecular hydrogel assembled within phospholipid vesicles. In their Communication on page 9343 ff. S. Mann and co‐workers show that these hydrogel vesicles undergo dynamic morphological deformation and are capable of autonomous movement through the reaction between platinum nanoparticles attached to their outer surface and H 2 O 2 . The cover picture shows a “blueprint” image (complete with coffee ring stain!) outlining the design ideas behind their protocell model.