Self-Assembly of β-Lactoglobulin and Acacia Gum in Aqueous Solvent:  Structure and Phase-Ordering Kinetics

Langmuir ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 18 (26) ◽  
pp. 10323-10333 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Sanchez ◽  
G. Mekhloufi ◽  
C. Schmitt ◽  
D. Renard ◽  
P. Robert ◽  
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Author(s):  
C. Schmitt ◽  
G. Mekhloufi ◽  
J. Hardy ◽  
D. Renard ◽  
P. Robert

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Pietraszewicz ◽  
Aleksandra Seweryn ◽  
Emilia Witkowska

AbstractWe study phase domain coarsening in the long time limit after a quench of magnetic field in a quasi one-dimensional spin-1 antiferromagnetic condensate. We observe that the growth of correlation length obeys scaling laws predicted by the two different models of phase ordering kinetics, namely the binary mixture and vector field. We derive regimes of clear realization for both of them. We demonstrate appearance of atypical scaling laws, which emerge in intermediate regions.


RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (21) ◽  
pp. 17290-17296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Braja Gopal Bag ◽  
Shib Shankar Dash

Sodium and potassium salts of a renewable nano-sized triterpenoid betulinic acid have been prepared and their self-assembly properties in water and aqueous solvent mixtures have been studied.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 20160099 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wathsala Liyanage ◽  
Paul W. Rubeo ◽  
Bradley L. Nilsson

Peptide and low molecular weight amino acid-based materials that self-assemble in response to environmental triggers are highly desirable candidates in forming functional materials with tunable biophysical properties. In this paper, we explore redox-sensitive self-assembly of cationic phenylalanine derivatives conjugated to naphthalene diimide (NDI). Self-assembly of the cationic Phe-NDI conjugates into nanofibrils was induced in aqueous solvent at high ionic strength. Under reducing conditions, these self-assembled Phe-NDI conjugate fibrils underwent a morphological change to non-fibril aggregates. Upon reoxidation, the initially observed fibrils were reformed. The study herein provides an interesting strategy to effect reversible switching of the structure of supramolecular materials that can be applied to the development of sophisticated stimulus-responsive materials.


1996 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 5037-5041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kedar Damle ◽  
Satya N. Majumdar ◽  
Subir Sachdev

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (22) ◽  
pp. 8557
Author(s):  
Marco Savioli ◽  
Manuela Stefanelli ◽  
Gabriele Magna ◽  
Francesca Zurlo ◽  
Maria Federica Caso ◽  
...  

Supramolecular chirality is one of the most important issues in different branches of science and technology, as stereoselective molecular recognition, catalysis, and sensors. In this paper, we report on the self-assembly of amphiphilic porphyrin derivatives possessing a chiral information on the periphery of the macrocycle (i.e., D- or L-proline moieties), in the presence of chiral amines as co-solute, such as chiral benzylamine derivatives. The aggregation process, steered by hydrophobic effect, has been studied in aqueous solvent mixtures by combined spectroscopic and topographic techniques. The results obtained pointed out a dramatic effect of these ligands on the morphology and on the supramolecular chirality of the final self-assembled structures. Scanning electron microscopy topography, as well as fluorescence microscopy studies revealed the formation of rod-like structures of micrometric size, different from the fractal structures formerly observed when the self-assembly process is carried out in the absence of chiral amine co-solutes. On the other hand, comparative experiments with an achiral porphyrin analogue strongly suggested that the presence of the prolinate moiety is mandatory for the achievement of the observed highly organized suprastructures. The results obtained would be of importance for unraveling the intimate mechanisms operating in the selection of the homochirality, and for the preparation of sensitive materials for the detection of chiral analytes, with tunable stereoselectivity and morphology.


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