Progress in the direct structural characterization of fibrous amphiphilic supramolecular assemblies in solution by transmission electron microscopic techniques

• Published in: Advances in colloid and interface science Vol. 208; pp. 279 - 292
• Main Authors: Berlepsch, Hans v., Ludwig, Kai, Schade, Boris, Haag, Rainer, Böttcher, Christoph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.06.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: 3D reconstruction; Amino acids; Assemblies; Carbohydrates; Chemical Phenomena; Chemistry; Chirality; Cryo-electron tomography; Cryoelectron Microscopy; Cryogenic transmission electron microscopy; Dyes; Exact sciences and technology; Fibrous structure; General and physical chemistry; Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; Models, Chemical; Nanofibers - chemistry; Nanofibers - ultrastructure; Nanotechnology - trends; Ribbon; Self assembly; Solubility; Surface-Active Agents - chemistry; Three dimensional; Tube; Tubes; Cryo-electron tomography; Tube; 3D reconstruction; Ribbon; Cryogenic transmission electron microscopy; Chirality; Self assembly; Amphiphilic compound; Characterization; Transmission electron microscopy; Molecular assembly; Supramolecular structure; Tomography
• ISSN: 0001-8686; 1873-3727; 1873-3727
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2014.01.007

The self-assembly of amphiphilic molecules into fibrous structures has been the subject of numerous studies over past decades due to various current and promising technical applications. Although very different in their head group chemistry many natural as well as synthetic amphiphilic compounds der...