Template-guided organization of chromonic liquid crystals into micropatterned anisotropic organic solids.
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چکیده
We have developed an approach to generate micropatterns of anisotropic organic materials which exploits the self-organization, driven by pi-stacking and hydrophobic interactions, of an ionic perylenebis(dicarboximide) in aqueous solutions.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006