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ReviewFrontiers in chemistry2023

Self-assembled Janus base nanotubes: chemistry and applications.

Wuxia Zhang, Yupeng Chen

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Review in Frontiers in chemistry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Rethinking MS Therapeutics: From Disease Pathogenesis Mechanisms to AI-Driven Drug Discovery.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2026
    Review
  4. Bioprintable Janus Base Nano-Matrix for Improved Cartilage Tissue Engineering.Regenerative engineering and translational medicine · 2026
    Article
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Wuxia ZhangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States.
Yupeng ChenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States.

Funding

Supplement: Developing Nanomaterial Platform for Intra-Cartilage Delivery of RNA Therapeutics against Joint DiseasesR01AR072027 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI CHEN, YUPENG · 2017 to 2022
$2.3M
Layer-by-Layer Nano Matrix for Growth Plate RegenerationR21AR079153 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI CHEN, YUPENG · 2022 to 2023
$393k
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR072027NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR079153
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Janus base nanotubes are novel, self-assembled nanomaterials. Their original designs were inspired by DNA base pairs, and today a variety of chemistries has developed, distinguishing them as a new family of materials separate from DNA origami, carbon nanotubes, polymers, and lipids. This review article covers the principal examples of self-assembled Janus base nanotubes, which are driven by hydrogen-bond and π-π stacking interactions in aqueous environments. Specifically, self-complementary hydrogen bonds organize molecules into ordered arrays, forming macrocycles, while π-π interactions stack these structures to create tubular forms. This review elucidates the molecular interactions that govern the assembly of nanotubes and advances our understanding of nanoscale self-assembly in water.

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hydrogen bondJanus base nanotubesnanotechnologyRNA deliveryscaffoldsensorstacking

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PMID38374885
PMCPMC10876059

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