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Highly Ordered Self-Assembly of 1D Nanoparticles in Phospholipids Driven by Curvature and Electrostatic Interaction

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Author(s)

Tae-Hwan Kim, Shin-Hyun Kang, Changwoo Doe, Jun-Bo Sim, Jehan Kim, Steven Kline, Sung-Min Choi

Abstract

Self-assembly of 1D nanoparticles such as carbon nanotubes or nanorods into highly ordered superstructures using various interactions has been of great interest as a route toward materials with new functionalities. However, the phase behavior of 1D nanoparticles interacting with surrounding materials, which is the key information to design self-assembled superstructures, has not been fully exploited yet. Here, we report for the first time a new phase diagram of negatively charged 1D nanoparticle and cationic liposome (CLs) complexes in water that exhibit three different highly ordered phases, intercalated lamellar, doubly intercalated lamellar, and centered rectangular phases, depending on particle curvature and electrostatic interactions. The new phase diagram can be used to understand and design new highly ordered self-assemblies of 1D nanoparticles in soft matter, which provide new functionalities.
Citation
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume
131

Keywords

lipids, liposome, liquid crystalline phases, small angle neutron scattering, x-ray scattering

Citation

Kim, T. , Kang, S. , Doe, C. , Sim, J. , Kim, J. , Kline, S. and Choi, S. (2009), Highly Ordered Self-Assembly of 1D Nanoparticles in Phospholipids Driven by Curvature and Electrostatic Interaction, Journal of the American Chemical Society, [online], https://doi.org/10.1021/ja901810n, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=610007 (Accessed December 8, 2024)

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Created May 4, 2009, Updated July 28, 2023