Lost in translation? Chirality effects in the self-assembly of nanostructured gel-phase materials

David K. Smith

doi:10.1039/b800409a

Lost in translation? Chirality effects in the self-assembly of nanostructured gel-phase materials

David K. Smith

Chemistry

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Abstract

Gel-phase materials are generated when molecular building blocks assemble into nanoscale architectures, usually 'one-dimensional' fibrils, which hierarchically assemble into bundles and subsequently form an entangled sample spanning network, capable of preventing the flow of bulk solvent. This tutorial review explores the vital role of chirality in gel formation. In particular, we focus on how fundamental self-assembly processes can translate molecular scale chiral information into nanoscale architectures, and then into the macroscopic behaviour of the gel. Chiral molecular gels have potential applications in nanofabrication and as addressable functional nanomaterials.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	684-694
Number of pages	11
Journal	Chemical Society Reviews
Volume	38
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/b800409a
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

CIRCULAR-DICHROISM
MOLECULAR CHIRALITY
GELATOR
POLYMERIZATION
ORGANOGELATORS
AMPLIFICATION
TRANSCRIPTION
ORGANIZATION
TRANSITION
NANOFIBERS

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Lost in translation? Chirality effects in the self-assembly of nanostructured gel-phase materials

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