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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 17.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Chem Soc. 2018 Nov 28;140(49):17297–17307. doi: 10.1021/jacs.8b11199

Scheme 2.

Scheme 2.

Proposed Mechanism of Formation of the Microflowersa

a Steps 1–4 show the formation of cage 1-based microflowers, and steps 5–9 show the co-assembly of cage 1 and perylene-based microflowers. The inset shows the chemical structures corresponding to cage 1 and perylene. Black arrows in the bottom images indicate magnification of microflowers and microneedles.