SELF-ASSEMBLED POLYHEDRAL MULTIMERIC CHEMICAL STRUCTURES
First Claim
1. A method of creating a closed, hollow and self-assembled chemical multimer structure having a dodecahedral morphology, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a plurality of chemical monomers that form the self-assembled chemical multimer structure, wherein each of said chemical monomers comprises a structurally symmetric core having a 5-fold rotational symmetry, and a plurality of at least one type of associating groups, said plurality of associating groups being symmetrically positioned at a periphery of said structurally symmetric core, whereas said chemical monomers have structural complementarity to one another so as to form the closed, hollow and self-assembled chemical multimer structure upon occurrence of an associative proximity and orientation of said associating groups; and
(b) subjecting said plurality of said chemical monomers to conditions allowing said chemical monomers to associate therebetween via said associating groups, thereby creating the closed, hollow and self-assembled chemical multimer structure.
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Abstract
Self-assembled, closed and hollow chemical multimer structures having a dodecahedral morphology, composed of chemical monomers having a structurally symmetric core which possess a 5-fold rotational symmetry, are provided. Also provided are methods of creating such chemical monomers, methods of creating such chemical multimer structures and compositions comprising these chemical multimer structures. Also provided are uses of these chemical multimer structures in applications such as drug delivery, imaging, immunization, formation of plastic crystals and nanoparticle matrices and other medical and material science applications.
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70 Claims
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1. A method of creating a closed, hollow and self-assembled chemical multimer structure having a dodecahedral morphology, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a plurality of chemical monomers that form the self-assembled chemical multimer structure, wherein each of said chemical monomers comprises a structurally symmetric core having a 5-fold rotational symmetry, and a plurality of at least one type of associating groups, said plurality of associating groups being symmetrically positioned at a periphery of said structurally symmetric core, whereas said chemical monomers have structural complementarity to one another so as to form the closed, hollow and self-assembled chemical multimer structure upon occurrence of an associative proximity and orientation of said associating groups; and (b) subjecting said plurality of said chemical monomers to conditions allowing said chemical monomers to associate therebetween via said associating groups, thereby creating the closed, hollow and self-assembled chemical multimer structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 6, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16)
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- 18. A closed, hollow and self-assembled chemical multimer structure having a dodecahedral morphology comprising a plurality of chemical monomers, wherein each of said chemical monomers comprises a structurally symmetric core having a 5-fold rotational symmetry, and a plurality of at least one type of associating groups, said plurality of associating groups being symmetrically positioned at a periphery of said structurally symmetric core, whereas said chemical monomers have structural complementarity to one another, thus forming the closed, hollow and self-assembled chemical multimer structure via associative proximity and orientation of said associating groups.
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62. A method of preparing a chemical monomer capable of forming a closed, hollow and self-assembled multimer structure having a dodecahedral morphology, the method comprising:
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providing a structurally symmetric core compound having a 5-fold rotational symmetry; symmetrically attaching at a periphery of said core compound a plurality of at least one type of associating groups, wherein said chemical monomer and said associating groups are selected such that said chemical monomer has a structural complementarity to an identical and/or different chemical monomer, which allows forming the closed, hollow and self-assembled multimer structure upon occurrence of associative proximity and orientation of said associating groups. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65)
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- 66. A compound having a structurally symmetric core having a 5-fold rotational symmetry, and a plurality of at least one type of associating groups symmetrically positioned at a periphery of said core.
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