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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.

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