Microtube self-assembly leads to conformational freezing point depression
Hypothesis. Multi-walled tubular aggregates formed by hierarchical self-assembly of beta-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) hold a great potential as microcarriers. However, the underlying mechanism for this self-assembly is not well understood. To advance the application of these structures, it is essential to fine-tune the cavity size and comprehensively elucidate the energetic balance driving their formation: the bending modulus versus the microscopic line tension. Experiments. We investigated temperature-induced changes in the hierarchical tubular aggregates using synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering across a broad concentration range. Detailed analysis of the scattering patterns enabled us to determine the structural parameters of the microtubes and to construct a phase diagram of the system. Findings. The microtubes grow from the outside in and melt from the inside out. We relate derived structural parameters to enthalpic changes driving the self-assembly process on the molecular level in terms of their bending modulus and microscopic line tension. We find that the conformation of the crystalline bilayer affects the saturation concentration, providing an example of a phenomenon we call conformational freezing point depression. Inspired by the colligative phenomenon of freezing point depression, well known from undergraduate physics, we model this system by including the membrane conformation, which can describe the energetics of this hierarchical system and give access to microscopic properties without free parameters.
Main Authors: | Komarova, Tatiana Yu, Zinn, Thomas, Narayanan, Theyencheri, Petukhov, Andrei V., Landman, Jasper |
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Format: | Article/Letter to editor biblioteca |
Language: | English |
Subjects: | Crystalline membrane, Hierarchichal self-assembly, Membrane bending, Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), |
Online Access: | https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/microtube-self-assembly-leads-to-conformational-freezing-point-de |
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