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Frame‐Guided Assembly of Amphiphiles
Author(s) -
Dong Yuanchen,
Liu Dongsheng
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201501849
Subject(s) - amphiphile , frame (networking) , nanotechnology , process (computing) , lipid bilayer , vesicle , bilayer , computer science , chemistry , membrane , materials science , biochemistry , copolymer , organic chemistry , polymer , telecommunications , operating system
Frame‐guided assembly, a recently discovered strategy for amphiphilic assembly, is discussed as a strategy for constructing vesicle assemblies with programmed geometries and dimensions under identical surrounding conditions. The strategy is inspired by the cytoskeletal‐membrane protein–lipid bilayer structure and shows great potential in the understanding and controlling of the amphiphilic assembly process. Both the principles and basic requirements are discussed, along with recently reported examples. The prospects and potential investigations of frame‐guided assembly are also proposed.