Abstract
The hierarchical self-assembly of sugar and surfactant molecules into hollow tubular microstructures was characterized in situ with high resolution small-angle X-ray scattering spanning more than three orders of magnitude of spatial scales. Scattering profiles reveal that aqueous host-guest inclusion complexes self-assemble into multiple equally spaced curved bilayers forming a collection of concentric hollow cylinders. Scattering data can be described by a simple theoretical model of the microtubes. The interlamellar distance was found to be surprisingly large. Moreover, we report that the multi-walled structure of the microtubes swells as the concentration or the temperature is varied.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2421-2425 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Soft Matter |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |