Spontaneous formation of giant vesicles with tunable sizes based on jellyfish-like graft copolymers

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (103) ◽  
pp. 59323-59330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke-Jing Gao ◽  
Xiao-Zhou Liu ◽  
Guangtao Li ◽  
Bo-Qing Xu ◽  
Jianjun Yi
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Graft Copolymers ◽  
Giant Vesicles ◽  
Spontaneous Formation

For self-assembly studies, a series of “jellyfish-like” graft copolymers with short hydrophilic backbones and long hydrophobic branch chains was adopted. It was found that these special graft copolymers in 1,4-dioxane–water mixtures could self-assemble into giant vesicles with diameter in the range of 0.5–54 μm.

Spontaneous Formation of Giant Phospholipid Vesicles

1988 ◽  
Vol 43 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 938-947 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rolf-M. Servuss
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Light Microscopy ◽  
Fluid Phase ◽  
Significant Part ◽  
Phospholipid Vesicles ◽  
Electrostatic Repulsion ◽  
Giant Vesicles ◽  
Spontaneous Formation

The spontaneous formation of giant (diameter > 10 μm) vesicles from a number of phospholipids in excess aqueous solution has been studied by light-microscopy. Electrically neutral as well as charged phospholipids swell to form giant vesicles only if the lipids are in the fluid phase. This shows that electrostatic repulsion alone cannot explain the spontaneous formation of giant vesicles. The results confirm the suggestion that steric forces between extended membranes play a significant part in this process.

Large Scale Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Graft-Copolymers Prepared by Rapid Evaporation of Organic Solvents

1999 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 1221-1222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akio Kishida ◽  
Fusako Seto ◽  
Ken-ichiro Hiwatari ◽  
Takeshi Serizawa ◽  
Youichiro Muraoka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Solvents ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Graft Copolymers

Hydrogen-Bonding Mediated Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic ABA Triblock Copolymers into Well-Defined Giant Vesicles

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huiying Wang ◽  
Qiang Chen ◽  
Zhen Geng ◽  
Jingyi Rao ◽  
Bijin Xiong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Triblock Copolymers ◽  
Giant Vesicles

Giant vesicles represent an extremely useful system to mimick biomembranes; however, available methodologies towards easy and direct vesicles construction are still scarce. By designing a hydrogen-bonding (H-bonding) amphiphilic ABA triblock...

Creation of Polymeric Nanostructures by Living Coordination Block Copolymerization of Allene Derivatives Having Fluoroalkyl Substituents Under Polymerization-induced Self-assembly Conditions and Their Application to Superhydrophobic Surface

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yidan Cheng ◽  
Takeshi Wakiya ◽  
Shinsuke Inagi ◽  
Toshikazu Takata ◽  
Ikuyoshi Tomita
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymers ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surface ◽  
Block Copolymerization ◽  
Spontaneous Formation ◽  
Superhydrophobic Coatings

The spontaneous formation of polymeric nanostructures possessing outer fluorous segments by the living coordination block copolymerization and their application to the transparent superhydrophobic coatings are described. The block copolymers (BCPs)...

scholarly journals Toward Experimental Evolution with Giant Vesicles

Life ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hironori Sugiyama ◽  
Taro Toyota
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Evolution ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Experimental Evolution ◽  
Microfluidic Devices ◽  
Future Perspective ◽  
Cell Models ◽  
Giant Vesicles ◽  
Chemical Models ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Oil Emulsions

Experimental evolution in chemical models of cells could reveal the fundamental mechanisms of cells today. Various chemical cell models, water-in-oil emulsions, oil-on-water droplets, and vesicles have been constructed in order to conduct research on experimental evolution. In this review, firstly, recent studies with these candidate models are introduced and discussed with regards to the two hierarchical directions of experimental evolution (chemical evolution and evolution of a molecular self-assembly). Secondly, we suggest giant vesicles (GVs), which have diameters larger than 1 µm, as promising chemical cell models for studying experimental evolution. Thirdly, since technical difficulties still exist in conventional GV experiments, recent developments of microfluidic devices to deal with GVs are reviewed with regards to the realization of open-ended evolution in GVs. Finally, as a future perspective, we link the concept of messy chemistry to the promising, unexplored direction of experimental evolution in GVs.

scholarly journals Synthesis of Non-Uniform Functionalized Amphiphilic Block Copolymers and Giant Vesicles in the Presence of the Belousov–Zhabotinsky Reaction

Biomolecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isadora Berlanga
Keyword(s):  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Triblock Copolymer ◽  
Raft Polymerization ◽  
Catalyst Support ◽  
Giant Vesicles ◽  
Bz Reaction ◽  
Reversible Addition ◽  
Morphological Transitions ◽  
New Perspective

Giant vesicles with several-micrometer diameters were prepared by the self-assembly of an amphiphilic block copolymer in the presence of the Belousov–Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction. The vesicle is composed of a non-uniform triblock copolymer synthesized by multi-step reactions in the presence of air at room temperature. The triblock copolymer contains poly(glycerol monomethacrylate) (PGMA) as the hydrophilic block copolymerized with tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) (Ru(bpy)3), which catalyzes the BZ reaction, and 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate (HPMA) as the hydrophobic block. In this new approach, the radicals generated in the BZ reaction can activate a reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization to self-assemble the polymer into vesicles with diameters of approximately 3 µm. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements demonstrated that the PGMA-b-Ru(bpy)3-b-PHPMA triblock copolymer is brominated and increases the osmotic pressure inside the vesicle, leading to micrometer-sized features. The effect of solvent on the morphological transitions are also discussed briefly. This BZ strategy, offers a new perspective to prepare giant vesicles as a platform for promising applications in the areas of microencapsulation and catalyst support, due to their significant sizes and large microcavities.

Hydrodynamically Driven Self-Assembly of Giant Vesicles of Metal Nanoparticles for Remote-Controlled Release

2013 ◽  
Vol 125 (9) ◽  
pp. 2523-2528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie He ◽  
Zengjiang Wei ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Zuleykhan Tomova ◽  
Taarika Babu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Controlled Release ◽  
Metal Nanoparticles ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Giant Vesicles

scholarly journals Emergent Properties of Giant Vesicles Formed by a Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly (PISA) Reaction

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders N. Albertsen ◽  
Jan K. Szymański ◽  
Juan Pérez-Mercader
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
Emergent Properties ◽  
Giant Vesicles

Aqueous Self-Assembly of Purely Hydrophilic Block Copolymers into Giant Vesicles

2015 ◽  
Vol 54 (33) ◽  
pp. 9715-9718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah M. Brosnan ◽  
Helmut Schlaad ◽  
Markus Antonietti
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymers ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Giant Vesicles
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