Issue 108, 2014

Water tuned nano/micro-structures in a redox-responsive supramolecular gel

Abstract

A redox-responsive chiral supramolecular gel based on coumarin-tailed cholesterol linked with disulfide was reported. It was found that the gelation was primarily driven by the combination of hydrogen bonding, π–π stacking, and van der Waals forces. Moreover, its assembled morphology could be regulated from nanofibers to micro flowers and ribbons by water on account of its amphiphilic nature.

Graphical abstract: Water tuned nano/micro-structures in a redox-responsive supramolecular gel

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
12 Oct 2014
Accepted
14 Nov 2014
First published
17 Nov 2014

RSC Adv., 2014,4, 63539-63543

Author version available

Water tuned nano/micro-structures in a redox-responsive supramolecular gel

Y. Gao, J. Lu, J. Wu, J. Hu and Y. Ju, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 63539 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA12247J

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