Nanostructural diversity: self-assembly of isomeric pyrene–cholane amphiphiles into sheets, tubes, and worm-like morphologies

Abstract

Phosphodiester-linked cholane–pyrene–cholane trimers self-assemble into sheet-, tube- and worm-like nanostructures in aqueous conditions. The nanotubes and worm-like assemblies exist as single- or multi-walled objects.