Self-assembly of amphiphilic calix[6]crowns: from vesicles to nanotubes.

Guan, Bing; Jiang, Ming; Yang, Xiaogang; Liang, Qing; Chen, Yuanyin · Soft Matter · 2008

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Upon an increase of the medium polarity, the morphology of the aggregates of calix[6]crowns TAC evolves from vesicles to the coexistence of vesicles and nanotubles, and finally to nanotubes only. Meanwhile, nanohybrids were constructed by the incorporation of caesium ions into the TAC nanotubles.