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Frame‐Guided Assembly of Vesicles with Programmed Geometry and Dimensions
Author(s) -
Dong Yuanchen,
Sun Yawei,
Wang Liying,
Wang Dianming,
Zhou Tao,
Yang Zhongqiang,
Chen Zhong,
Wang Qiangbin,
Fan Qinghua,
Liu Dongsheng
Publication year - 2014
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.201310715
Subject(s) - cytoskeleton , vesicle , lipid bilayer , frame (networking) , process (computing) , nanotechnology , bilayer , membrane , mechanism (biology) , biophysics , computer science , materials science , chemistry , engineering , physics , biology , cell , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , programming language , quantum mechanics
In molecular self‐assembly molecules form organized structures or patterns. The control of the self‐assembly process is an important and challenging topic. Inspired by the cytoskeletal‐membrane protein lipid bilayer system that determines the shape of eukaryotic cells, we developed a frame‐guided assembly process as a general strategy to prepare heterovesicles with programmed geometry and dimensions. This method offers greater control over self‐assembly which may benefit the understanding of the formation mechanism as well as the functions of the cell membrane.