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Controlling the Size, Shape and Stability of Supramolecular Polymers in Water
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August 02, 2012
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1Organic Chemistry Institute and CeNTech,Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, 2Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Institute for Complex Molecular Systems,Eindhoven University of Technology, 3Laboratory of Materials and Interface Chemistry and Soft Matter Research Unit, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry,Eindhoven University of Technology
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The goal of this experiment is to determine and control the size, shape and stability of self-assembled discotic amphiphiles in water. For aqueous based supramolecular polymers such level of control is very difficult. We apply a strategy using both repulsive and attractive interactions. The experimental techniques applied to characterize this system are broadly applicable.
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Besenius, P., de Feijter, I., Sommerdijk, N. A., Bomans, P. H., Palmans, A. R. A. Controlling the Size, Shape and Stability of Supramolecular Polymers in Water. J. Vis. Exp. (66), e3975, doi:10.3791/3975 (2012).
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