Self-assembly of a renewable nano-sized triterpenoid 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid

The nano-sized triterpenoid 18 beta-glycyrrhetinic acid extractable from Glycyrrhiza glabra self assembled in different liquids affording mostly nano to microsized spherical and flower like objects consisting of fibrillar networks yielding thermoreversible gels. The self-assemblies have been utilized for the templated growth of CdS nanoparticles.