Nature Communications (Mar 2018)

Biomimetic temporal self-assembly via fuel-driven controlled supramolecular polymerization

  • Ananya Mishra,
  • Divya B. Korlepara,
  • Mohit Kumar,
  • Ankit Jain,
  • Narendra Jonnalagadda,
  • Karteek K. Bejagam,
  • Sundaram Balasubramanian,
  • Subi J. George

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03542-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Modulating the structural and transient characteristics of synthetic nanostructures can be achieved by temporal control of supramolecular assemblies. Here the authors show a biomimetic, ATP-selective and fuel-driven controlled supramolecular polymerization of a phosphate receptor functionalised monomer.