An easy approach for constructing vesicles by using aromatic molecules with beta-cyclodextrin

作者：Li Shangyang; Zhang Lin; Wang Bo; Ma Mingfang; Xing Pengyao; Chu Xiaoxiao; Zhang Yimeng; Hao Aiyou^*

来源：Soft Matter, 2015, 11(9): 1767-1777.

DOI：10.1039/c4sm02339k

Vesicles were formed in aqueous solution using beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) complexes with a series of ultrasmall aromatic molecules. The vesicles are easy to prepare without a complicated synthesis procedure and their structure was identified and characterized using various techniques, including transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and dynamic laser light scattering. Using the beta-CD/L-phenylalanine system as a representative example, the structural factors that caused the self-assembly were revealed using proton nuclear magnetic resonance, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and Xray diffraction. In addition, the vesicular architecture could be endowed with a diverse range of stimuli-responses, as a consequence of the selective addition of various guest molecules. It is anticipated that this novel assembly strategy could be further extended, and that it presents new opportunities for the development of nanocarriers and soft materials.

• 出版日期2015
• 单位山东大学