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Gold (III) cyclometalated based amphiphiles in aqueous media have been revealed with excellent supramolecular transformations to external stimuli to open new pathways for soft functional material fabrications. Herein, we report a new chiral cyclometalated gold (III) amphiphile (GA) assembling into lamellar nanostructures in aqueous media confirmed with transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Counterion exchange with D‐, L‐, or racemic‐camphorsulfonates features the significant supramolecular helicity enhancements, enabling transformations of GA from lamellar structure to vesicles and to nanotubes with multi‐equivalents of counterion. The limited cytotoxicity of GA in aqueous media exhibits good biocompatibility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The front cover picture illustrates chiral gold (III) amphiphiles assembling into tubular supramolecular structures in aqueous media through a counterion controlled pathway. The nanostructures were further demonstrated to have good cytocompatibility in aqueous media. Cover designed by Mr. Qian Wang. More information can be found in the Research Article by Man‐Kin Wong, Franco King‐Chi Leung, and co‐workers...By Aries Kwok‐Heung Chan; Ming‐Hin Chau; Yikun Ren; Jia‐Jun Jiang; Man‐Kin Wong and Franco King‐Chi LeungReported by Author; Author; Author; Author; Author; Author [Extracted from the article]