In the miniaturization of manufactured goods, the practical limits of what can be achieved
when engineering from the “top down” are being approached.(1-9) Despite the continuing …

Chirality (originated from the Greek word “cheir”, meaning “hand”) is an expression of
nature, which is observed in its various forms. Traditionally, a lack of symmetry is considered …

The dynamics of hydrogen bonds among water molecules themselves and with the polar
head groups (PHG) at a micellar surface have been investigated by long molecular …

Many types of amphiphilic molecules self-assemble in solution to form cylindrical tubules
and helical ribbons. Some examples include diacetylenic lipids, amide amphiphiles, bile …

Self‐assembly of glycolipids into open‐ended organic nanotubes (see Figure) is reported
here. Depending on the solvent system used and the degree of saturation of the glycolipid …

In membranes, the chirality of the amphiphile constituents is sometimes expressed at a
supramolecular scale of nanometers or micrometers. We have recently reported that …

The self-assembly of helical ribbons is examined in a variety of multicomponent
enantiomerically pure systems that contain a bile salt or a nonionic detergent, a …

The shapes of domain boundaries in the mesoscopic phase separation of phospholipids in
aqueous surface monolayers are analyzed with particular attention to the influence of …

The concept of chirality plays an increasingly important role in almost all length scales of our
recent scientific life with the developments of new asymmetrical syntheses. 1 Intrigued by the …

A series of nonionic sugar-based bolaamphiphiles having n-alkylene chain length of 9, 10,
11, 12, 13, 14, 16, or 18 carbon atoms, N, N '-bis (2-deoxy-d-glucopyranosid-2-yl) alkane-1 …