Composite fluorescent vesicles based on ionic and cationic amphiphilic calix[4]arenes

Amphiphilic calixarenes bearing ionisable phosphonic acid groups or cationic trimethylamine groups attached to the upper rim of calix[4]arenes in the cone conformation, with dodecyl moieties attached to the lower rim, have a high uptake in PC-12 cells, with the calixarenes being localised cytoplasmi...

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Main Authors: Eggers, P., Becker, Thomas, Melvin, M., Boulos, R., James, E., Morellini, N., Harvey, A., Dunlop, S., Fitzgerald, M., Stubbs, K., Raston, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16504
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author Eggers, P.
Becker, Thomas
Melvin, M.
Boulos, R.
James, E.
Morellini, N.
Harvey, A.
Dunlop, S.
Fitzgerald, M.
Stubbs, K.
Raston, C.
author_facet Eggers, P.
Becker, Thomas
Melvin, M.
Boulos, R.
James, E.
Morellini, N.
Harvey, A.
Dunlop, S.
Fitzgerald, M.
Stubbs, K.
Raston, C.
author_sort Eggers, P.
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description Amphiphilic calixarenes bearing ionisable phosphonic acid groups or cationic trimethylamine groups attached to the upper rim of calix[4]arenes in the cone conformation, with dodecyl moieties attached to the lower rim, have a high uptake in PC-12 cells, with the calixarenes being localised cytoplasmically. The calixarenes form tightly packed layers, as established using scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) on atomically flat surfaces, and can form vesicles or micelles. The vesicles have been wrapped in a peptide–glycol coat for enhanced stability.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-165042017-09-13T15:44:34Z Composite fluorescent vesicles based on ionic and cationic amphiphilic calix[4]arenes Eggers, P. Becker, Thomas Melvin, M. Boulos, R. James, E. Morellini, N. Harvey, A. Dunlop, S. Fitzgerald, M. Stubbs, K. Raston, C. Amphiphilic calixarenes bearing ionisable phosphonic acid groups or cationic trimethylamine groups attached to the upper rim of calix[4]arenes in the cone conformation, with dodecyl moieties attached to the lower rim, have a high uptake in PC-12 cells, with the calixarenes being localised cytoplasmically. The calixarenes form tightly packed layers, as established using scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) on atomically flat surfaces, and can form vesicles or micelles. The vesicles have been wrapped in a peptide–glycol coat for enhanced stability. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16504 10.1039/c2ra20491f Royal Society of Chemistry restricted
spellingShingle Eggers, P.
Becker, Thomas
Melvin, M.
Boulos, R.
James, E.
Morellini, N.
Harvey, A.
Dunlop, S.
Fitzgerald, M.
Stubbs, K.
Raston, C.
Composite fluorescent vesicles based on ionic and cationic amphiphilic calix[4]arenes
title Composite fluorescent vesicles based on ionic and cationic amphiphilic calix[4]arenes
title_full Composite fluorescent vesicles based on ionic and cationic amphiphilic calix[4]arenes
title_fullStr Composite fluorescent vesicles based on ionic and cationic amphiphilic calix[4]arenes
title_full_unstemmed Composite fluorescent vesicles based on ionic and cationic amphiphilic calix[4]arenes
title_short Composite fluorescent vesicles based on ionic and cationic amphiphilic calix[4]arenes
title_sort composite fluorescent vesicles based on ionic and cationic amphiphilic calix[4]arenes
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16504