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Chem. Commun., 2006, 1661 - 1663, DOI: 10.1039/b601038e
Self-assembled microspheres from f-block elements and nucleoamphiphiles
Louis Moreau, Fabio Ziarelli, Mark W. Grinstaff and Philippe Barthélémy
Hollow microspheres featuring a hybrid lipid–cation multilamellar shell are prepared by hydration of a nucleoside based amphiphile with an aqueous solution containing either actinide or lanthanide salts. The physico-chemical data collected clearly indicate that the formation of these microspheres is a consequence of the following concomitant stabilizing factors: (i) hydrophobic interactions, (ii) nucleobase dimer formation and (iii) phosphate/f-block element salt binding.
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