Photo-triggered transformation from vesicles to branched nanotubes fabricated by a cholesterol-appended cyanostilbene

Cholesterol-appended cyanostilbene was synthesized, which could self-assemble into vesicles accompanied by a aggregation-induced emission effect. Under UV light irradiation, the vesicles gradually merged together to form branched nanotubes. The self-assembly and disassembly processes could be utiliz...

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Main Authors: Xing, Pengyao, Chen, Hongzhong, Bai, Linyi, Zhao, Yanli
Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82707
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40302
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Cholesterol-appended cyanostilbene was synthesized, which could self-assemble into vesicles accompanied by a aggregation-induced emission effect. Under UV light irradiation, the vesicles gradually merged together to form branched nanotubes. The self-assembly and disassembly processes could be utilized in the quantitative analysis of external stimulus, which were demonstrated by H2O2-selective sensing.