Schematic representation of ion transport across a lipid bilayer by a complementary hydrogen bonding supramolecular system (IMAGE)

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Schematic representation of ion transport across a lipid bilayer by a complementary hydrogen bonding supramolecular system

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Complementary hydrogen bonding interactions guide the molecules to form ribbon-type assembly in phospholipids, where the hanged crown-ether rings can be arranged into channels to transport ions across the lipid bilayer.

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