A triply-responsive pillar[6]arene-based supramolecular amphiphile for tunable formation of vesicles and controlled release

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Sep 21;50(73):10658-60. doi: 10.1039/c4cc05031b. Epub 2014 Jul 31.

Abstract

A pillar[6]arene-based supramolecular amphiphile has been constructed in water. The supramolecular amphiphile formed vesicles, which could be regulated by pH, light and enzymes, and thus the loaded dye in the vesicles could be released in a controlled manner.