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A bimolecular micelle constructed from amphiphilic pillar[5]arene molecules
Nishimura, Tomoki,Sanada, Yusuke,Matsuo, Takuma,Okobira, Tadashi,Mylonas, Efstratios,Yagi, Naoto,Sakurai, Kazuo
supporting information, p. 3052 - 3054 (2013/05/23)
An amphiphilic macrocycle based on pillar[5]arene with polar lysine head groups spontaneously self-assembles into a bimolecular micelle in water. This self-assembled structure was characterized by small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), field flow fluctuation coupled with multi-angle light scattering (FFF-MALS) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The self-assembly of amphiphilic pillar[5]arene into dimeric spherical micelles represents a new molecular architecture for micelle formation. The Royal Society of Chemistry.
