Thermo-responsive fluorescent vesicles assembled by fluorescein-functionalized pillar[5]arene

• Main Authors: Zhang, Huacheng, Ma, Xing, Guo, Junfei, Nguyen, Kim Truc, Zhang, Quan, Wang, Xiao-Jun, Yan, Hong, Zhu, Liangliang, Zhao, Yanli
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97978; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17307
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Fluorescent vesicles were successfully prepared through the self-assembly of a fluorescein-functionalized pillar[5]arene. The vesicular superstructure exhibits thermo-responsive emission under variable temperatures.