Issue 9, 2016

Bio-inspired supramolecular materials by orthogonal self-assembly of hydrogelators and phospholipids

Abstract

The orthogonal self-assembly of multiple components is a powerful strategy towards the formation of complex biomimetic architectures, but so far the rules for designing such systems are unclear. Here we show how to identify orthogonal self-assembly at the supramolecular level and describe guidelines to achieve self-sorting in self-assembled mixed systems. By investigating multicomponent self-assembled systems consisting of low molecular weight gelators and phospholipids, both at a molecular and a supramolecular level, we found that orthogonal self-assembly can only take place if the entities assemble via a strong and distinct set of interactions. The resulting supramolecular architectures consist of fibrillar networks that coexist with liposomes and thereby provide additional levels of compartmentalization and enhanced stability as compared to self-assembled systems of gelators or phospholipids alone.

Graphical abstract: Bio-inspired supramolecular materials by orthogonal self-assembly of hydrogelators and phospholipids

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
04 3 2016
Accepted
06 5 2016
First published
06 5 2016
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Sci., 2016,7, 6021-6031

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Bio-inspired supramolecular materials by orthogonal self-assembly of hydrogelators and phospholipids

J. Boekhoven, A. M. Brizard, M. C. A. Stuart, L. Florusse, G. Raffy, A. Del Guerzo and J. H. van Esch, Chem. Sci., 2016, 7, 6021 DOI: 10.1039/C6SC01021K

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