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Organic Crystals: Cucurbit[8]uril as Building Block for Facile Fabrication of Well‐Defined Organic Crystalline Nano‐objects with Multiple Morphologies and Compositions (Small 4/2012)
Author(s) -
An Qi,
Dong Cheng,
Zhu Wei,
Tao Chengan,
Yang Haowei,
Wang Yingxia,
Li Guangtao
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201290024
Subject(s) - molecule , organic molecules , materials science , nano , aqueous solution , nanotechnology , nanocrystal , supramolecular chemistry , fabrication , chemical engineering , self assembly , small molecule , cucurbituril , organic chemistry , chemistry , composite material , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering , biochemistry
The image shows micro‐/nanosized organic crystalline particles prepared from cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]) and its guest molecules. By taking advantage of the molecular recognition abilities of CB[8], organic micro‐/nanocrystals are facilely prepared by adding guest molecules into the aqueous solution of CB[8]. Particles of different compositions and morphologies are obtained by adjusting the type or concentration of the guest molecules. Volatile guest molecules are kept stable in the particles, making the particles potentially applicable for industrial or medical purposes. The particles interfere with the propagation of light, so they may possibly also find application in microlenses.