Vortex-Induced Alignment of a Water Soluble Supramolecular Nanofiber Composed of an Amphiphilic Dendrimer

Molecules

Taiki Yamamoto¹ 

[1] id="af1-molecules-18-07071">Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Jap

关键词: dendrimer;    naphthalene imide;    amphiphilic molecule;    supramolecular nanofiber;    vortex;    linear dichroism;   

DOI  :  10.3390/molecules18067071

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

We have synthesized a novel amphiphilic naphthalene imide bearing a cationic dendrimer wedge (NID). NID molecules in water self-assemble to form a two-dimensional ribbon, which further coils to give a linear supramolecular nanofiber. The sample solution showed linear dichroism (LD) upon stirring of the solution, where NID nanofibers dominantly align at the center of vortex by hydrodynamic interaction with the downward torsional flows.

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