Abstract
The development of mesoscopic supramolecular architectures is an area of growing interest. The field has grown from early works on bilayer membranes, and the design of large (super- or giant-) amphiphiles, hybrid amphiphiles and supramolecular membranes have now been described. Impartment of amphiphilicity to a unit supermolecule allows their hierarchical self-assembly to the mesoscopic structures. A supramolecular combinatorial approach is useful in the development of functional self-assemblies. In addition, self-assembly in ionic liquids has been introduced as a promising area in materials chemistry.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 702-709 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Current Opinion in Chemical Biology |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2003 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Analytical Chemistry
- Biochemistry