Small-Molecule Modulation of Soft-Matter Frank-Kasper Phases: A Method for Adding Function to Form.

Published in: Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) (2020)

Incorporation of small amounts of α-tocopherol (vitamin E) in blends with the cellobiose-triazole-linked atactic poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) (CB-aPMP) sugar-polyolefin conjugate can be used to exert external control over thermotropic phase behavior and provide access to non-canonical soft matter Frank-Kasper A15 and σ phases. These results establish a paradigm that can be used for the further design and development of scalable quantities of soft matter FK phases of increased structural complexity and functional capability.

Keyphrases

small molecule
protein protein
drug delivery