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Spontaneous generation and patterning of chiral polymeric surface toroids

Gregory T. Carroll, Mahthild G. M. Jongejan, Dirk Pijper, Ben L. Feringa

Chemical Science · 2010 · 21 citations · 40 references

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Abstract

A chiral poly(n-hexyl isocyanate) can form ordered mesoscale toroidal structures when drop-cast on a variety of surfaces.

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