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Responsive Vesicles from Dynamic Covalent Surfactants†

  1. Christophe B. Minkenberg1,
  2. Dr. Feng Li1,
  3. Dr. Patrick van Rijn1,
  4. Louw Florusse1,
  5. Job Boekhoven1,
  6. Dr. Marc C. A. Stuart2,
  7. Dr. Ger J. M. Koper1,
  8. Dr. Rienk Eelkema1,
  9. Prof. Dr. Jan H. van Esch1,*

Article first published online: 16 MAR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201007401

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 50, Issue 15, pages 3421–3424, April 4, 2011

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How to Cite

Minkenberg, C. B., Li, F., van Rijn, P., Florusse, L., Boekhoven, J., Stuart, M. C. A., Koper, G. J. M., Eelkema, R. and van Esch, J. H. (2011), Responsive Vesicles from Dynamic Covalent Surfactants. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 50: 3421–3424. doi: 10.1002/anie.201007401

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL, Delft (The Netherlands), Fax: (+31) 15-278-4289 http://www.cheme.tudelft.nl/sas

  2. 2

    Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen (The Netherlands)

*Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL, Delft (The Netherlands), Fax: (+31) 15-278-4289 http://www.cheme.tudelft.nl/sas

  1. †

    We are grateful to Lars van der Mee, Pieter Braams, Hao Dinh, and Bart Homan for their help with the synthesis of the compounds, and to Wim Kruizinga and Theodora Tiemersma-Wegman for the HRMS analysis. This work was supported by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), STW/Nanoned (C.B.M.), the European Commission (Marie Curie European Reintegration Grant, (R.E.), and COST Action D43 (G.J.M.K.).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 31 MAR 2011
  2. Article first published online: 16 MAR 2011
  3. Manuscript Revised: 26 JAN 2011
  4. Manuscript Received: 24 NOV 2010

Funded by

  • Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO)
  • STW/Nanoned
  • European Commission
  • COST Action

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Keywords:

  • aggregation;
  • dynamic covalent chemistry;
  • imines;
  • self-assembly;
  • vesicles
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Breaking bilayers: Incorporation of dynamic covalent bonds in vesicle-forming surfactants leads to the formation of responsive vesicles, which can be switched back and forth between the bilayer state and the isotropic solution using either dilution or a change in the pH value as external stimuli.

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