Issue 11, 2016

Switching of carbohydrate nanofibers for regulating cell proliferation

Abstract

We report switchable, fluorescent carbohydrate nanofibers formed through the self-assembly of aromatic rod amphiphiles with a combination of mannose epitopes and thermoresponsive oligoether dendrons. The carbohydrate nanofibers undergo reversible switching between carbohydrate-exposed and hidden states on their surface in response to a thermal signal, and have the ability to regulate cell proliferation.

Graphical abstract: Switching of carbohydrate nanofibers for regulating cell proliferation

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 Dec 2015
Accepted
18 Feb 2016
First published
18 Feb 2016

Soft Matter, 2016,12, 2846-2850

Switching of carbohydrate nanofibers for regulating cell proliferation

G. Na, Y. He, Y. Kim and M. Lee, Soft Matter, 2016, 12, 2846 DOI: 10.1039/C5SM03073K

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