Towards Tobacco Mosaic Virus-Like Self-Assembled Supramolecular Architectures
Abstract
This paper discusses the molecular design of selected examples of structural units containing taper shaped exo-receptors and various crown ether, oligooxyethylenic, and H-bonding based endo-receptors, which self-assemble into cylindrical channel-like architectures via principles resembling those of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). The ability of these structural units to self- assemble via a delicate combination of exo- and endo-recognition processes will be presented. A comparison between various supramolecular (generated via H- bonding, ionic, and electrostatic interactions) and molecular 'polymer backbones' will be made. The present limitations concerning the ability to engineer the structural parameters of these supramolecular channel-like architectures and some possible novel material functions derived from them will be briefly mentioned.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 30, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA281299
Entities
People
- D. Tomazos
- G. Johansson
- J. Heck
- Virgil Percec
Organizations
- Case Western Reserve University