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Assemblies of liquid crystalline polyelectrolytes and amphiphilic compounds
Author(s) -
Ciferri Alberto
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/macp.1994.021950207
Subject(s) - amphiphile , mesogen , liquid crystal , polyelectrolyte , liquid crystalline , amphiphilic molecule , chemistry , polymer chemistry , molecule , self assembly , polymer science , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , materials science , organic chemistry , copolymer , polymer , optoelectronics , engineering
A tentative mechanism of aggregation of amphiphilic molecules to a rigid mesogenic polylelectrolyte is suggested. A basic soluble unit may grow laterally and longitudinally, eventually forming nematic phases and gels. Relevance to self‐assembly of complex biological structures is hypothesized.