Print Email Facebook Twitter Bio-inspired supramolecular materials by orthogonal self-assembly of hydrogelators and phospholipids Title Bio-inspired supramolecular materials by orthogonal self-assembly of hydrogelators and phospholipids Author Boekhoven, J. (TU Delft ChemE/Advanced Soft Matter) Brizard, AMA (TU Delft ChemE/Advanced Soft Matter) Stuart, M. C A (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen) Florusse, L.J. (TU Delft ChemE/O&O groep) Raffy, G. (Université de Bordeaux) Del Guerzo, A. (Université de Bordeaux) van Esch, J.H. (TU Delft ChemE/Advanced Soft Matter) Date 2016 Abstract The orthogonal self-assembly of multiple components is a powerful strategy towards the formation of complex biomimetic architectures, but so far the rules for designing such systems are unclear. Here we show how to identify orthogonal self-assembly at the supramolecular level and describe guidelines to achieve self-sorting in self-assembled mixed systems. By investigating multicomponent self-assembled systems consisting of low molecular weight gelators and phospholipids, both at a molecular and a supramolecular level, we found that orthogonal self-assembly can only take place if the entities assemble via a strong and distinct set of interactions. The resulting supramolecular architectures consist of fibrillar networks that coexist with liposomes and thereby provide additional levels of compartmentalization and enhanced stability as compared to self-assembled systems of gelators or phospholipids alone. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:e8e15282-7981-4c02-96c2-03aa0e8811d8 DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/c6sc01021k ISSN 2041-6520 Source Chemical Science, 7 (9), 6021-6031 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2016 J. Boekhoven, AMA Brizard, M. C A Stuart, L.J. Florusse, G. Raffy, A. Del Guerzo, J.H. van Esch Files PDF c6sc01021k.pdf 1.37 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:e8e15282-7981-4c02-96c2-03aa0e8811d8/datastream/OBJ/view