Faraday Discuss. 2016 Oct 06;191:391-406. doi: 10.1039/c6fd00034g. Epub 2016 Jul 21.

Behaviour of hybrid inside/out Janus nanotubes at an oil/water interface. A route to self-assembled nanofluidics?.

Faraday discussions

P Picot, O Taché, F Malloggi, T Coradin, A Thill

PMID: 27440374 DOI: 10.1039/c6fd00034g

Abstract

Imogolites are natural aluminosilicate nanotubes that have a diameter of a few nanometers and can be several microns long. These nanotubes have different chemical groups on their internal (Si-OH) and external (Al-OH-Al) surfaces, that can be easily functionalised independently on both surfaces. Here we show that taking advantage of the particular shape and chemistry of imogolite, it is possible to prepare inside/out Janus nanotubes. Two kinds of symmetric Janus nanotubes are prepared: one with an external hydrophilic surface and an internal hydrophobic cavity (imo-CH

Publication Types

• Journal Article
• Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't