Garnett, Graham A. E.Daze, Kevin D.Diaz, Jorge A. PenaFagen, NoahShaurya, AlokMa, Manuel C. F.Collins, Mary S.Johnson, Darren W.Zakharov, Lev N.Hof, Fraser2020-11-022020-11-0220162016Garnett, G. A. E., Daze, K. D., Diaz, J. A. P., Fagen, N., Shaurya, A., Ma, M. C. F., … Hof, F. (2016). Attraction by repulsion: compounds with like charges undergo self-assembly in water that improves in high salt and persists in real biological fluids. Chemical Communications, 52(13), 2768-2771. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5cc10527ghttps://doi.org/10.1039/c5cc10527ghttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/12289We report a family of highly anionic calixarenes that form discrete homo-dimeric assemblies in pure water, that get stronger in high salt solutions, and that remain assembled in complex, denaturing solutions like real urine. The results reveal the potential of like-charged subunits for self-assembly in high-salt solutions and biological fluids.enAttraction by repulsion: compounds with like charges undergo self-assembly in water that improves in high salt and persists in real biological fluidsArticle