TY - JOUR
TI - Self-assembly of macromolecules in a long and narrow tube
AU - Tian Dan
AU - Li Xiaoxia
AU - He Ji-Huan
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2018
VL - 22
IS - 4
SP - 1659
EP - 1664
PT - Article
AB - Many nature materials have hierarchical structure, and its last cascade is  always on a molecule scale, e. g., double-stranded DNA, making the hierarchy  effective with minimal building blocks. Now artificial hierarchy can begin  with a nanoscale level to embody the material with remarkable and  fascinating properties which can be never achieved using non-hierarchical  structure. A strong desire to fabricate some biomimicking hierarchies from a  molecule level has been stimulating scientists. Herein we show that  molecular structure can be easily controlled by a long and narrow tube, and  self-assembly of macromolecules can be achieved to improve its crystallinity  with plenty of excellent properties. We anticipate this paper to be a  starting point for more sophisticated fabrication of fibers with  self-assembly of macromolecules.