Construction of supramolecular nanofibers through electrostatic interaction between perylene and cholesterol derivatives

The self-assembly of cationic perylene diimide (PDI) and anionic cholesterol derivatives (CHOL) was conveniently achieved by the electrostatic attraction and π–π stacking interactions, exhibiting the well-defined supramolecular nanofibers ranging from hundreds of nanometers to micron dimension.

The self-assembly of cationic perylene diimide (PDI) and anionic cholesterol derivatives (CHOL) was conveniently achieved by the electrostatic attraction and π–π stacking interactions, exhibiting the well-defined supramolecular nanofibers ranging from hundreds of nanometers to micron dimension.Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slide