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Synfacts 2010(9): 1009-1009  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1257917
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Electrical Stimuli Induced Reversible Self-Assembly

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager, Youhei Takeda
Q. Yan, J. Yuan*, Z. Cai, Y. Xin, Y. Kang, Y. Yin
Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. of China
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23 August 2010 (online)

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Significance

Two new types of homopolymers end-caped with cyclodextrin (P1) and ferrocene (P2) were synthesized. Mixing these polymers in water forms vesicles, which can be reversibly assembled and de-assembled simply by changing exerting voltage. Moreover, encapsulation and release of fluorescence molecules using the vesicles was demonstrated, showing the validity of this system.