Molecular recognition induced self-organization

Molecular Recognition Induced Self-organization and NLO Effects... 

Molecular recognition directed self-assembling of organized phases has been described recently in the formation 1) of mesophases by association of complementary molecular component, as in 13 (23) 2) of supramolecular liquid crystalline polymers of type 14 (24) and 3) of ordered solid state structures, such as that represented by 15 (25). In all these cases, the incorporation of NLO active groups may be expected to produce materials whose SHG properties would depend on molecular recognition induced self-organization. 

The observation of single channel currents may suggest the successful self-organization of supramolecular channels. This process may require several steps (1) incorporation of the amphiphilic carboxylate-ammonium ion pair into the bilayer lipid membrane (2) molecular recognition of the relatively polar oligoether chain from the surrounding hydrophobic lipid components to induce domain formation of molecular level and (3) interlayer connection of these hydrophilic domains existing in different lipid layers. 

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