Thermo-driven self-assembly of a PEG-containing amphiphile in a bilayer membrane

Abstract

<p>A synthetic multi-block amphiphile containing oligoethylene glycol chains formed a self-assembly in a bilayer membrane triggered by thermal stimuli.</p>

Properties of Imidazolinium-containing Multiblock Amphiphile in Lipid Bilayer Membranes

“…Meanwhile, the domain formation due to the lateral phase separation in lipid bilayer membrane has also been drawing interest, in association with raft formation which is considered to play important roles for controlling activity of membrane proteins [12][13][14]. We have been involved in development of multiblock amphiphiles which form stimuli-responsive ion channels [15][16][17][18][19][20][21] and thermally responsive assemblies in lipid bilayer membranes [22,23].…”