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Assessing the Functional Structure of Molecular Transporters by EPR Spectroscopy

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Amphiphilicity is a key structure forming element in many biological and synthetic systems. In the most general definition, it describes any chemical or structural contrast within a molecule, such as polar/non-polar, hydrocarbon/fluorocarbon, oligosiloxane/hydrocarbon or rigid/flexible. In this thesis, the amphiphilicity in its original definition is studied, namely the chimeric affinity of molecules for water due to hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups. In particular, amphiphiles have a tendency to self-assemble into larger structures due to partly non-favorable interactions with a solvent.

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Junk, M.J. (2012). General Introduction. In: Assessing the Functional Structure of Molecular Transporters by EPR Spectroscopy. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25135-1_1

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