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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 129, Issue 15, Pages 4808-4814Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ja070173p
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- National Research Foundation of Korea [R16-2002-002-01001-0, 과06A1503] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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Triblock rigid-flexible dendritic block molecules consisting of a rigid aromatic segment as a stem segment, carbohydrate-branched dendrons as a flexible head, and a hydrophobic alkyl chain were synthesized and characterized. The carbohydrate conjugate molecule based on a methyl group as a hydrophobic tail, in the solid state, self-assembles into a 1D nanostructure, whereas the molecule based on a longer hydrophobic tail self-assembles into 2D nanosheets, as confirmed by X-ray scatterings. In aqueous solution, however, both molecules were observed to self-assemble into carbohydrate-coated cylindrical aggregates with a uniform diameter, as confirmed by dynamic light scatterings and transmission electron microscopic (TEM) investigations. Notably, these cylindrical objects reversibly transformed into spherical objects on addition of guest molecules. Investigation of the interactions of the carbohydrate-coated nanostructures with E. coli cells showed that both nano-objects could immobilize bacterial cells, while the degrees of immobilization were significantly dependent on the shape of nanostructure. These results demonstrated that the supramolecular materials that are responsive to external stimuli can provide novel opportunities to control many biological activities.
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