The macroscopic wettable surface: fabricated by calix[4]arene-based host-guest interaction and chiral discrimination of glucose

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Dec 13;52(100):14416-14418. doi: 10.1039/c6cc07956c.

Abstract

Herein, we reported a new strategy based on self-assembly chemistry for chiral discrimination of glucose on a new S-mandelic acid-appended calix[4]arene (S-MC4) modified nanostructure, which exhibits macroscopic chiral preference for d-glucose via contact angle measurements (CA). The proposed macroscopic chiral device displays rapidly remarkable specificity and is convenient to use, which should be suitable for diagnostic purposes, nanomedical applications, etc.

MeSH terms

  • Calixarenes / chemical synthesis
  • Calixarenes / chemistry*
  • Glucose / chemistry*
  • Mandelic Acids / chemical synthesis
  • Mandelic Acids / chemistry
  • Models, Molecular
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Surface Properties
  • Wettability

Substances

  • Mandelic Acids
  • Calixarenes
  • Glucose
  • mandelic acid