Supramolecular Hybrids from Cyanometallate Complexes and Diblock Copolypeptide Amphiphiles in Water.

ABSTRACT: The self-assembly of discrete cyanometallates has attracted significant interest due to the potential of these materials to undergo soft metallophilic interactions as well as their optical properties. Diblock copolypeptide amphiphiles have also been investigated concerning their capacity for self-assembly into morphologies such as nanostructures. The present work combined these two concepts by examining supramolecular hybrids comprising cyanometallates with diblock copolypeptide amphiphiles in aqueous solutions. Discrete cyanometallates such as [Au(CN)₂]^-, [Ag(CN)₂]^-, and [Pt(CN)₄]^2- dispersed at the molecular level in water cannot interact with each other at low concentrations. However, the results of this work demonstrate

SUBMITTER: Tanaka T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9143414 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature