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Bai Y, Nasr P, King G, Reid JW, Leontowich AFG, Corradini MG, Weiss RG, Auzanneau FI, Rogers MA. Halogen- and hydrogen-bonded self-assembled fibrillar networks of substituted 1,3:2,4-dibenzylidene-D-sorbitols (DBS). NANOSCALE 2023; 15:16933-16946. [PMID: 37850382 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr03988a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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Substituting the sole primary hydroxyl group of the low molecular weight organogelator (LMOG), 1,3:2,4-dibenzylidene-D-sorbitol (DBS), with a halogen atom (Cl, Br, or I; i.e., 6-Cl-DBS, 6-Br-DBS, or 6-I-DBS) drastically alters the supramolecular self-assembled fibrillar network (SAFiN) that forms when the molecules aggregate. The SAFiN varies depending on the solvent properties, impacting the role of non-covalent hydrogen- and halogen-bonding interactions along and between fibers. The halogenated DBS derivatives have more coherent crystalline fibers than DBS, with larger length-to-width aspect ratios. High-resolution synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction of each wet-state gel in toluene and DFT optimization obtained complete structures for the three halogenated DBS derivatives in their SAFiNs. The presence of a halogen atom reduces the reliance on hydrogen bonding by enabling new halogen bonding interactions that impact the self-assembly behavior, especially in solvents of higher polarity. For 6-I-DBS and 6-Br-DBS, the primary forces driving molecular self-assembly are C-H⋯π and intermolecular halogen-to-halogen interactions, and there is one unique molecule in each unit cell. However, the Cl atoms of 6-Cl-DBS are not close, and its SAFiN structures rely more on hydrogen bonding. As a result, the enhanced hydrogen bonding, electronic differences among the halogens, and spatial factors allow its unit cell to include two independent molecules of 6-Cl-DBS.
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- Y Bai
- Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 2W1.
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- Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 2W1.
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- Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, S7N 2V3
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- Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, S7N 2V3
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- Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 2W1.
- Arrell Food Institute, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 2W1
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Soft Matter Synthesis and Metrology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA, 20057-1227
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 2W1
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- Department of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 2W1.
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Hill MJ, Fuentes-Caparrós AM, Adams DJ. Effect of Imposing Spatial Constraints on Low Molecular Weight Gels. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:4253-4262. [PMID: 37595056 PMCID: PMC10498449 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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We outline the effect of imposing spatial constraints during gelation on hydrogels formed by dipeptide-based low molecular weight gelators. The gels were formed via either a solvent switch or a change in pH and formed in different sized vessels to produce gels of different thickness while maintaining the same volume. The different methods of gelation led to gels with different underlying microstructure. Confocal microscopy was used to visualize the resulting microstructures, while the corresponding mechanical properties were probed via cavitation rheology. We show that solvent-switch-triggered gels are sensitive to imposed spatial constraints, in both altered microstructure and mechanical properties, while their pH-triggered equivalents are not. These results are significant because it is often necessary to form gels of different thicknesses for different analytical techniques. Also, gels of different thicknesses are utilized between various applications of these materials. Our data show that it is important to consider the spatial constraints imposed in these situations.
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- Max J.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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Lai TY, Khabaz F, Cavicchi KA. Influence of solute association on the phase behavior of 12-hydroxystearic acid/ n-alkane solutions. SOFT MATTER 2023; 19:2339-2349. [PMID: 36876897 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm00013c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The phase behavior of 12-hydroxystearic acid (12-HSA) in even-numbered alkanes ranging from octane (C8) to hexatriacontane (C36) was measured by visual observation of liquid + solid to liquid and liquid-liquid to liquid cloud points and liquid + solid to liquid + liquid transitions. In general solid phases were stabilized to low concentration and higher temperature with increasing alkane length. Liquid-liquid immiscibility was observed in larger alkanes starting with octadecane. The liquidus lines of shorter alkanes (octane to hexadecane) showing only liquid to liquid + solid transitions were fit with an attenuated associated solution model based on the Flory-Huggins lattice model assuming that 12-HSA forms a carboxylic acid dimer over all concentrations investigated. The fit results show that 12-HSA forms associated structures with degrees of association ranging from 3.7-4.5 dimers in the neat 12-HSA. At low concentrations, the 12-HSA is dissociated into dimers, however the free energy cost of dissociation stabilizes the solid phase giving a sharp knee at low concentrations. The role of 12-HSA association in its phase behavior and gelation behavior are discussed. More broadly, the importance of solute association in small molecule organogelators and its potential as a molecular design parameter similar to other component thermodynamic parameters, such as melting temperature and heat of fusion, is discussed.
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- Tzu-Yu Lai
- School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA.
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- School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA.
- Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA
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- School of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA.
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Yilmazer S, Schwaller D, Mésini PJ. Beyond Sol-Gel: Molecular Gels with Different Transitions. Gels 2023; 9:gels9040273. [PMID: 37102885 PMCID: PMC10137434 DOI: 10.3390/gels9040273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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The existence of sol–gel transitions is one of the most manifest properties of molecular gels. These transitions reflect their nature since they correspond to the association or dissociation of low weight molecules through non-covalent interactions to form the network constitutive of the gel. Most described molecular gels undergo only one gel-to-sol transition upon heating, and the reverse sol-to-gel transition upon cooling. It has been long observed that different conditions of formation could lead to gels with different morphologies, and that gels can undergo a transition from gel to crystals. However, more recent publications report molecular gels which exhibit additional transitions, for instance gel-to-gel transitions. This review surveys the molecular gels for which, in addition to sol–gel transitions, transitions of different nature have been reported: gel-to-gel transitions, gel-to-crystal transition, liquid–liquid phase separations, eutectic transformations, and synereses.
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Stimuli-Responsive Properties of Supramolecular Gels Based on Pyridyl- N-oxide Amides. Gels 2023; 9:gels9020089. [PMID: 36826259 PMCID: PMC9956205 DOI: 10.3390/gels9020089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The nature of functional groups and their relative position and orientation play an important role in tuning the gelation properties of stimuli-responsive supramolecular gels. In this work, we synthesized and characterized mono-/bis-pyridyl-N-oxide compounds of N-(4-pyridyl)nicotinamide (L1-L3). The gelation properties of these N-oxide compounds were compared with the reported isomeric counterpart mono-/bis-pyridyl-N-oxide compounds of N-(4-pyridyl)isonicotinamide. Hydrogels obtained with L1 and L3 were thermally and mechanically more stable than the corresponding isomeric counterparts. The surface morphology of the xerogels of di-N-oxides (L3 and diNO) obtained from the water was studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), which revealed that the relative position of N-oxide moieties did not have a prominent effect on the gel morphology. The solid-state structural analysis was performed using single-crystal X-ray diffraction to understand the key mechanism in gel formation. The versatile nature of N-oxide moieties makes these gels highly responsive toward an external stimulus, and the stimuli-responsive behavior of the gels in water and aqueous mixtures was studied in the presence of various salts. We studied the effect of various salts on the gelation behavior of the hydrogels, and the results indicated that the salts could induce gelation in L1 and L3 below the minimum gelator concentration of the gelators. The mechanical properties were evaluated by rheological experiments, indicating that the modified compounds displayed enhanced gel strength in most cases. Interestingly, cadmium chloride formed supergelator at a very low concentration (0.7 wt% of L3), and robust hydrogels were obtained at higher concentrations of L3. These results show that the relative position of N-oxide moieties is crucial for the effective interaction of the gelator with salts/ions resulting in LMWGs with tunable properties.
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Bonafé Allende JC, Schmarsow RN, Matxinandiarena E, García Schejtman SD, Coronado EA, AlvarezIgarzabal CI, Picchio ML, Müller AJ. Crystallization-Driven Supramolecular Gelation of Poly(vinyl alcohol) by a Small Catechol Derivative. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Juan Cruz Bonafé Allende
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba), IPQA−CONICET, Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende, CórdobaX5000HUA, Argentina
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- POLYMAT and Department of Polymers and Advanced Materials: Physics, Chemistry, and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizábal, 3, 20018Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- POLYMAT and Department of Polymers and Advanced Materials: Physics, Chemistry, and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizábal, 3, 20018Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba), INFIQC−CONICET, Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende, CórdobaX5000HUA, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba), INFIQC−CONICET, Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende, CórdobaX5000HUA, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba), IPQA−CONICET, Haya de la Torre y Medina Allende, CórdobaX5000HUA, Argentina
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- POLYMAT and Department of Polymers and Advanced Materials: Physics, Chemistry, and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizábal, 3, 20018Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química (INTEC), CONICET, Güemes 3450, Santa Fe3000, Argentina
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- POLYMAT and Department of Polymers and Advanced Materials: Physics, Chemistry, and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizábal, 3, 20018Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, 48009Bilbao, Spain
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Thermo-/pH-Dual-Sensitive PEG/PAMAM Nanogel: Reaction Dynamics and Plugging Application of CO 2 Channeling. Gels 2022; 8:gels8100683. [PMID: 36286184 PMCID: PMC9602110 DOI: 10.3390/gels8100683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Smart hydrogels, owing to their exceptional viscoelastic and deformable capacity in response to environmental stimulation involving temperature and pH, have been successfully applied in oilfields for purposes such as water and/or gas shutoff treatments. However, the CO2 breakthrough problem in low permeability reservoirs has not been well solved. In this work, a rheological method-based Avrami dynamics model and Dickinson dynamics model were employed to investigate the dynamic gelation process of thermo-/pH-dual-sensitive PEG/PAMAM nanogels to further our understanding of the microstructure of their gelation and pertinence plugging application. Plugging experiments were performed by alternating injections of CO2 and hydrogel solution in a slug type on three fractured low permeability cores with a backpressure of 13 MPa. The nanogels presented a secondary growth pattern from three to one dimension from micrometer to nanometer size with a morphological transformation from a sphere to an irregular ellipsoid or disk shape. The phase transition temperature was 50 °C, and the phase transition pH was 10. If both or either were below these values, the hydrogel swelled; otherwise, it shrank. Plugging results show that the plugging efficiency was higher than 99%. The maximum breakthrough pressure was 19.93 MPa, and the corresponding residual pressure remained 17.64 MPa for a 10 mD core, exhibiting great plugging performance and high residual resistance after being broken through by CO2.
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Zhang S, Shi W, Wang X. Locking volatile organic molecules by subnanometer inorganic nanowire-based organogels. Science 2022; 377:100-104. [PMID: 35771931 DOI: 10.1126/science.abm7574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The intermolecular forces among volatile organic molecules are usually weaker than water, making them more difficult to absorb. We prepared alkaline earth cations-bridged polyoxometalate nanoclusters subnanometer nanowires through a facile room-temperature reaction. The nanowires can form three-dimensional networks, trapping more than 10 kinds of volatile organic liquids effectively with the mass fraction of nanowires as low as 0.53%. A series of freestanding, elastic, and stable organogels were obtained. We prepared gels that encapsulate organic liquids at the kilogram scale. Through removing solvents in gels by means of distillation and centrifugation, the nanowires can be recycled more than 10 times. This method could be applied to the effective trapping and recovery of organic liquids.
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- Simin Zhang
- Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Institute for New Energy Materials and Low Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Laishram R, Sarkar S, Seth I, Khatun N, Aswal VK, Maitra U, George SJ. Secondary Nucleation-Triggered Physical Cross-Links and Tunable Stiffness in Seeded Supramolecular Hydrogels. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:11306-11315. [PMID: 35707951 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c03230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Mechanistic understanding and the control of molecular self-assembly at all hierarchical levels remain grand challenges in supramolecular chemistry. Functional realization of dynamic supramolecular materials especially requires programmed assembly at higher levels of molecular organization. Herein, we report an unprecedented molecular control on the fibrous network topology of supramolecular hydrogels and their resulting macroscopic properties by biasing assembly pathways of higher-order structures. The surface-catalyzed secondary nucleation process, a well-known mechanism in amyloid fibrilization and chiral crystallization of small molecules, is introduced as a non-covalent strategy to induce physical cross-links and bundling of supramolecular fibers, which influences the microstructure of gel networks and subsequent mechanical properties of hydrogels. In addition, seed-induced instantaneous gelation is realized in the kinetically controlled self-assembled system under this study, and more importantly, the extent of secondary nucleation events and network topology is manipulated by the concentration of seeds.
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- Raju Laishram
- New Chemistry Unit and School of Advanced Materials (SAMat), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur, Bangalore 560064, India
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- New Chemistry Unit and School of Advanced Materials (SAMat), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur, Bangalore 560064, India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore 560012, India
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- Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bangalore 562162, India
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- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai 400085, India
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore 560012, India
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- New Chemistry Unit and School of Advanced Materials (SAMat), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur, Bangalore 560064, India
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Tang C, Wan Z, Chen Y, Tang Y, Fan W, Cao Y, Song M, Qin J, Xiao H, Guo S, Tang Z. Structure and Properties of Organogels Prepared from Rapeseed Oil with Stigmasterol. Foods 2022; 11:939. [PMID: 35407025 PMCID: PMC8997424 DOI: 10.3390/foods11070939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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This work used the natural ingredient stigmasterol as an oleogelator to explore the effect of concentration on the properties of organogels. Organogels based on rapeseed oil were investigated using various techniques (oil binding capacity, rheology, polarized light microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) to better understand their physical and microscopic properties. Results showed that stigmasterol was an efficient and thermoreversible oleogelator, capable of structuring rapeseed oil at a stigmasterol concentration as low as 2% with a gelation temperature of 5 °C. The oil binding capacity values of organogels increased to 99.74% as the concentration of stigmasterol was increased to 6%. The rheological properties revealed that organogels prepared with stigmasterol were a pseudoplastic fluid with non-covalent physical crosslinking, and the G' of the organogels did not change with the frequency of scanning increased, showing the characteristics of strong gel. The microscopic properties and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy showed that stigmasterol formed rod-like crystals through the self-assembly of intermolecular hydrogen bonds, fixing rapeseed oil in its three-dimensional structure to form organogels. Therefore, stigmasterol can be considered as a good organogelator. It is expected to be widely used in food, medicine, and other biological-related fields.
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- Caili Tang
- College of Food Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
- Hunan Engineering Technology Research Center for Rapeseed Oil Nutrition Health and Deep Development, Changsha 410045, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
- Hunan Engineering Technology Research Center for Rapeseed Oil Nutrition Health and Deep Development, Changsha 410045, China
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- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
- Hunan Engineering Technology Research Center for Rapeseed Oil Nutrition Health and Deep Development, Changsha 410045, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
- Hunan Engineering Technology Research Center for Rapeseed Oil Nutrition Health and Deep Development, Changsha 410045, China
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- College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Food Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
- Hunan Engineering Technology Research Center for Rapeseed Oil Nutrition Health and Deep Development, Changsha 410045, China
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- Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
- Hunan Engineering Technology Research Center for Rapeseed Oil Nutrition Health and Deep Development, Changsha 410045, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
- Hunan Engineering Technology Research Center for Rapeseed Oil Nutrition Health and Deep Development, Changsha 410045, China
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Problems with Applying the Ozawa–Avrami Crystallization Model to Non-Isothermal Crosslinking Polymerization. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14040693. [PMID: 35215608 PMCID: PMC8879139 DOI: 10.3390/polym14040693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Ozawa has modified the Avrami model to treat non-isothermal crystallization kinetics. The resulting Ozawa–Avrami model yields the Avrami index (n) and heating/cooling function (χ(T)). There has been a number of recent applications of the Ozawa–Avrami model to non-isothermal crosslinking polymerization (curing) kinetics that have determined n and have used χ(T) in place of the rate constant (k(T)) in the Arrhenius equation to evaluate the activation energy (E) and the preexponential factor (A). We analyze this approach mathematically as well as by using simulated and experimental data, highlighting the following problems. First, the approach is limited to the processes that obey the Avrami model. In cases of autocatalytic or decelerating kinetics, commonly encountered in crosslinking polymerizations, n reveals a systematic dependence on temperature. Second, χ(T) has a more complex temperature dependence than k(T) and thus cannot produce exact values of E and A via the Arrhenius equation. The respective deviations can reach tens or even hundreds of percent but are diminished dramatically using the heating/cooling function in the form [χ(T)]1/n. Third, without this transformation, the Arrhenius plots may demonstrate breakpoints that leads to questionable interpretations. Overall, the application of the Ozawa–Avrami model to crosslinking polymerizations appears too problematic to be justified, especially considering the existence of well-known alternative kinetic techniques that are flexible, accurate, and computationally simple.
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Aye SSS, Zhang ZH, Yu X, Ma WD, Yang K, Yuan B, Liu X, Li JL. Antimicrobial and Bioactive Silk Peptide Hybrid Hydrogel with a Heterogeneous Double Network Formed by Orthogonal Assembly. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2021; 8:89-99. [PMID: 34859992 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c01228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Hydrogels mimic the natural extracellular matrix in terms of their nanofibrous structure and large water content. However, the lack of a combination of properties including sufficient heterogeneity in the gel structure, intrinsic antimicrobial activity, and bioactivity limits the efficiency of hydrogels for tissue engineering applications. In this work, a hydrogel with a combination of these properties was fabricated by hybridizing silk fibroin with a low-molecular-weight peptide gelator. It was observed that silk fibroin and the peptide gelator assembled orthogonally in sequence. While the morphology of silk fibroin nanofibrils was not affected by the peptide gelator, silk fibroin promoted the formation of wider nanoribbons of the peptide gelator by modulating its nucleation and growth. Orthogonal assembly maintained the antimicrobial activity of the peptide gelator and the excellent biocompatibility of silk fibroin in the hybrid gel. The hybrid gel also demonstrated improved interactions with cells, an indicator of a higher bioactivity, possibly due to the heterogeneous double network structure.
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- San Seint Seint Aye
- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3200, Australia
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- Center for Soft Condensed Matter Physics and Interdisciplinary Research & School of Physical Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P. R. China
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3200, Australia
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- Center for Soft Condensed Matter Physics and Interdisciplinary Research & School of Physical Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P. R. China
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- Center for Soft Condensed Matter Physics and Interdisciplinary Research & School of Physical Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P. R. China
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- Center for Soft Condensed Matter Physics and Interdisciplinary Research & School of Physical Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, P. R. China
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3200, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3200, Australia
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Rangel Euzcateguy G, Parajua-Sejil C, Marchal P, Chapron D, Averlant-Petit MC, Stefan L, Pickaert G, Durand A. Rheological investigation of the influence of dextran on the self-assembly of lysine derivatives in water/dimethylsulfoxide mixtures. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Wang Z, Shui M, Wyman IW, Zhang QW, Wang R. Cucurbit[8]uril-based supramolecular hydrogels for biomedical applications. RSC Med Chem 2021; 12:722-729. [PMID: 34124671 PMCID: PMC8152811 DOI: 10.1039/d1md00019e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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As a member of the cucurbit[n]uril family (where n denotes the number of glycoluril units), cucurbit[8]uril (CB[8]) possesses a large cavity volume and is able to accommodate two guests simultaneously. Therefore, CB[8] has been adapted as a dynamic noncovalent crosslinker to form various supramolecular hydrogels. These CB[8]-based hydrogels have been investigated for various biomedical applications due to their good biocompatibility and dynamic properties afforded by host-guest interactions. In this review, we summarize the hydrogels that have been dynamically fabricated via supramolecular crosslinking of polymers by CB[8] reported during the past decade, and discuss their design principles, innovative applications in biomedical science and their future prospects.
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- Zeyu Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau Macau 999078 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau Macau 999078 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University Kingston ON K7L 3N6 Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau Macau 999078 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau Macau 999078 China
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Schwaller D, Zapién-Castillo S, Carvalho A, Combet J, Collin D, Jacomine L, Kékicheff P, Heinrich B, Lamps JP, Díaz-Zavala NP, Mésini PJ. Gel-to-gel non-variant transition of an organogel caused by polymorphism from nanotubes to crystallites. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:4386-4394. [PMID: 33908587 DOI: 10.1039/d1sm00195g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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An amide based gelator forms gels in trans-decalin. Below concentrations of 1 wt% the gels melt at temperatures varying with concentration. Above a concentration of 1 wt%, upon heating, the gel transforms into an opaque gel at an invariant temperature, and melts at higher temperature. The gel-to-gel transition is evidenced by several techniques: DSC, rheology, NMR, OM and turbidimetry. The phase diagram with the domain of the existence of both morphs was mapped by these techniques. Optical and electronic microscopy studies show that the first gel corresponds to the self-assembled nanotubes while the second gel is formed by crystalline fibers. The fibers are crystalline, as shown by the presence of Bragg peaks in the scattering curves. Both morphs correspond to a different H-bonding pattern as shown by FTIR. The first gel forms at a higher cooling rate, is metastable and transforms slowly into the second one. The second gel is stable. It forms at a low cooling rate, or by thermal annealing or aging of the first gel.
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- Duncan Schwaller
- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Institut Charles Sadron, 23 rue du Loess, F-67000 Strasbourg, France.
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- Tecnológico Nacional de México-Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Madero, Centro de Investigación en Petroquímica. Prolongación Bahía de Aldair, Ave. de las Bahías, Parque de la Pequeña y Mediana Industria, 89600 Altamira, Mexico.
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Institut Charles Sadron, 23 rue du Loess, F-67000 Strasbourg, France.
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Institut Charles Sadron, 23 rue du Loess, F-67000 Strasbourg, France.
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Institut Charles Sadron, 23 rue du Loess, F-67000 Strasbourg, France.
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Institut Charles Sadron, 23 rue du Loess, F-67000 Strasbourg, France.
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Institut Charles Sadron, 23 rue du Loess, F-67000 Strasbourg, France.
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- Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg (IPCMS), UMR 7504 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 23 rue du Loess, 67034 Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Institut Charles Sadron, 23 rue du Loess, F-67000 Strasbourg, France.
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- Tecnológico Nacional de México-Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Madero, Centro de Investigación en Petroquímica. Prolongación Bahía de Aldair, Ave. de las Bahías, Parque de la Pequeña y Mediana Industria, 89600 Altamira, Mexico.
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Institut Charles Sadron, 23 rue du Loess, F-67000 Strasbourg, France. and International Center for Frontier Research in Chemistry, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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Rangel Euzcateguy G, Parajua‐Sejil C, Marchal P, Chapron D, Averlant‐Petit M, Stefan L, Pickaert G, Durand A. Rheological investigation of supramolecular physical gels in water/dimethylsulfoxide mixtures by lysine derivatives. POLYM INT 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.6179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Université de Lorraine, CentraleSupélec, LMOPS Metz France
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LCPM Nancy France
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Grover G, Weiss RG. Luminescent Behavior of Gels and Sols Comprised of Molecular Gelators. Gels 2021; 7:19. [PMID: 33671130 PMCID: PMC8005951 DOI: 10.3390/gels7010019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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We present a brief review of some important conceptual and practical aspects for the design and properties of molecular luminescent gelators and their gels. Topics considered include structural and dynamic aspects of the gels, including factors important to their ability to emit radiation from electronically excited states.
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Soft Matter Synthesis and Metrology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USA;
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Walls DJ, Espitalié E, Hum G, Chen J, Gattrell M, Li A, Frostad JM. Demonstrating Aqueous-Phase Low-Molecular-Weight-Gel Wicking of Oil for the Remediation of Oil Spilled into Surface Water. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:13155-13165. [PMID: 32787013 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c00917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Oils spilled into surface water require effective and timely treatment. In this paper, we report on a low-molecular-weight gelator that can form gels in organic and aqueous phases. The aqueous gel was observed to absorb oils, which is proposed as a new class of materials for remediating oil spilled into surface water. The gels and the low-molecular-weight gelator have both fundamental and applied significance. Fundamentally, identifying the mechanisms that govern the formation of these gels and their resultant mechanical properties is of interest. Subsequently, these fundamental insights aid in the optimization of these gels for addressing spilled oil. First, we briefly compare the organic and aqueous gels qualitatively before focusing on the aqueous gel. Second, we demonstrate the ability of the aqueous gel to wick oils through experiments in a Hele-Shaw cell and compare our results to the Washburn equation for porous media. The Washburn equation is not entirely adequate in describing our results due to the change in volume of the porous media during the wicking process. Finally, we investigate mechanisms proposed to govern the formation of low-molecular-weight gels in the literature through rheological shear measurements during gel formation. Our experiments suggest that the proposed mechanisms are applicable to our aqueous gels, growing as anisotropic crystal networks with fractal dimensions between one and two dimensions from temporally sporadic nucleation sites.
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- Daniel J Walls
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
- Département de Génie Chimique, INP-ENSIACET, Université de Toulouse, 31030 Toulouse, France
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- BC Research Inc., Richmond, British Columbia V6V 1M8, Canada
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- BC Research Inc., Richmond, British Columbia V6V 1M8, Canada
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- BC Research Inc., Richmond, British Columbia V6V 1M8, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
- Food Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Solvent effects of the stimuli responsive two-component hydrogels based on melamine. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Yamaguchi D, Ikemoto Y, Kato T. Thermally tunable selective formation of self-assembled fibers into two orthogonal directions in oriented liquid-crystalline smectic templates. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:9954-9957. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc01950j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Two orthogonal (grid-like) and one directional fibrous structures are selectively formed through anisotropic self-assembly of low-molecular-weight gelators in liquid-crystalline smectic A templates depending on thermally tuned layered structures.
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- Daisuke Yamaguchi
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology
- School of Engineering
- The University of Tokyo
- Bunkyo-ku
- Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute/SPring-8
- Sayo-gun
- Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology
- School of Engineering
- The University of Tokyo
- Bunkyo-ku
- Japan
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Samperi M, Pérez-García L, Amabilino DB. Quantification of energy of activation to supramolecular nanofibre formation reveals enthalpic and entropic effects and morphological consequence. Chem Sci 2019; 10:10256-10266. [PMID: 32015821 PMCID: PMC6968731 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc03280k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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We show a self-assembly process leading to fibres from a system that starts far from equilibrium because of fast solvent - anti-solvent mixing and analyse the activation energies associated with the aggregation. It is in some ways reminiscent of diverse natural fibrous materials that have kinetic behaviour dominated by a rate limiting induction period followed by rapid growth. A full thermodynamic rationale for these systems and related synthetic ones is required for a full understanding of the driving force of their non-equilibrium self-assembly. Here we determine quantitatively the enthalpy and entropy of activation for the processes leading to the growth of fibres of this type, that contrasts with analysis of other systems where final energetic states are analysed. A dramatic effect is revealed whereby comparatively small changes in temperature or solvent composition (the ratio of water to ethanol) lead to alterations in the relative importance of enthalpy and entropy of activation and massive changes in the speed of fibre formation. The characteristics of the kinetic model adopted show a correlation with the fibre morphology of the self-assembled materials, which are isostructural according to diffraction experiments: the control of growth can lead to fibres only two bilayers thick. The crossover in behaviour is characteristic of the solvent mixture and the thermodynamic analysis points to the origins of this effect where different assembly routes are viable under only marginally different conditions.
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- Mario Samperi
- School of Pharmacy , University of Nottingham , University Park , NG7 2RD , UK
- The GSK Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry , University of Nottingham , Triumph Road , NG7 2TU , UK .
- School of Chemistry , University of Nottingham , University Park , NG7 2RD , UK
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- School of Pharmacy , University of Nottingham , University Park , NG7 2RD , UK
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- The GSK Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry , University of Nottingham , Triumph Road , NG7 2TU , UK .
- School of Chemistry , University of Nottingham , University Park , NG7 2RD , UK
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Effect of molecular packing on modulation of electronic properties of organic donor–acceptor hybrid gels. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.05.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Laishram R, Maitra U. Supramolecular Gelation of Europium and Calcium Cholates through the Nucleation‐Elongation Growth Mechanism. Chempluschem 2019; 84:853-861. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201900247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 05/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Raju Laishram
- Department of Organic ChemistryIndian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 India
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- Department of Organic ChemistryIndian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 India
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Torres-Martínez A, Angulo-Pachón CA, Galindo F, Miravet JF. In between molecules and self-assembled fibrillar networks: highly stable nanogel particles from a low molecular weight hydrogelator. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:3565-3572. [PMID: 30951068 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm00252a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The preparation of molecular, non-polymeric nanogels from a low molecular weight hydrogelator is reported. The molecular nanogels are expected to overcome issues associated with the use of polymeric nanogels in biomedicine such as biodegradability, stimuli responsiveness, polydispersity, and batch-to-batch reproducibility. Nanogels formed by compound 1 were reproducibly prepared by sonication of a xerogel in PBS, with a total concentration of ca. 2 mM. The intensity averaged diameter of ca. 200 nm was determined by DLS. Electron microscopy (TEM and cryo-TEM) showed spherical particles. Light scattering (SALS) indicates that water is the main component of the nanoparticles, and the concentration of 1 in the nanogels is ca. 3 mg mL-1. These particles can be considered to constitute an intermediate state between free molecules and self-assembled fibrillar networks. The nanogels present excellent temporal and thermal stability and accessible hydrophobic domains, as demonstrated by the incorporation of the fluorescent dye Nile Red.
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- Ana Torres-Martínez
- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat Jaume I, Avda. Sos Baynat s/n, 12071 Castelló, Spain.
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Zhong J, Fu H, Jia X, Lou H, Wan T, Luo H, Liu H, Zhong D, Luo X. A pH-/thermo-responsive hydrogel formed from N, N'-dibenzoyl-l-cystine: properties, self-assembly structure and release behavior of SA. RSC Adv 2019; 9:11824-11832. [PMID: 35517010 PMCID: PMC9063318 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra09058k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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In this study, we report a pH-/thermo-responsive hydrogel formed by N,N'-dibenzoyl-l-cystine (DBC). It is difficult to dissolve DBC in water even on heating, and it exhibits no gelation ability. Interestingly, DBC is readily soluble in NaOH solution at room temperature and the self-assembled hydrogels are obtained by adjusting the basic DBC aqueous solution with HCl to achieve a given pH value (<3.5). When NaOH is added to the hydrogel (pH > 9.4), it becomes a sol again. This small-molecule hydrogel is characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, rheological measurement and differential scanning calorimetry. The results indicate that the DBC hydrogel exhibits excellent mechanical properties, thermo-reversibility, and pH-responsive properties. Fortunately, the single crystal of DBC is obtained by volatilizing its acid aqueous solution. It crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21 (Z = 2) with lattice parameters a = 10.8180 (11) Å, b = 9.0405 (9) Å, c = 10.9871 (11) Å and β = 90.798 (3)°. By comparing the X-ray diffraction result of the DBC single crystal with that of its xerogel, the self-assembled structure of DBC in hydrogel has been ascertained. The gelators are self-assembled via strong intermolecular hydrogen bonds linking neighboring amide and carboxyl groups, π-π stacking interactions for aromatic rings, and hydrogen bonds between water molecules. In addition, the release behavior of salicylic acid (SA) molecules from the DBC gel is also investigated taking into account the DBC concentration, phosphate buffer solution (PBS) pH and SA concentration. When the concentrations of DBC and SA are 3.0 g L-1 and 200 mg L-1, respectively, the release ratio in PBS (pH = 4.0) reaches 58.02%. The diffusion-controlled mechanism is in accordance with Fickian diffusion control within the given time range.
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- Jinlian Zhong
- Key Laboratory of Organo-pharmaceutical Chemistry of Jiangxi Province, Gannan Normal University Ganzhou 341000 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organo-pharmaceutical Chemistry of Jiangxi Province, Gannan Normal University Ganzhou 341000 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organo-pharmaceutical Chemistry of Jiangxi Province, Gannan Normal University Ganzhou 341000 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organo-pharmaceutical Chemistry of Jiangxi Province, Gannan Normal University Ganzhou 341000 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organo-pharmaceutical Chemistry of Jiangxi Province, Gannan Normal University Ganzhou 341000 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organo-pharmaceutical Chemistry of Jiangxi Province, Gannan Normal University Ganzhou 341000 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organo-pharmaceutical Chemistry of Jiangxi Province, Gannan Normal University Ganzhou 341000 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organo-pharmaceutical Chemistry of Jiangxi Province, Gannan Normal University Ganzhou 341000 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Organo-pharmaceutical Chemistry of Jiangxi Province, Gannan Normal University Ganzhou 341000 P. R. China
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Guilbaud-Chéreau C, Dinesh B, Schurhammer R, Collin D, Bianco A, Ménard-Moyon C. Protected Amino Acid-Based Hydrogels Incorporating Carbon Nanomaterials for Near-Infrared Irradiation-Triggered Drug Release. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:13147-13157. [PMID: 30865420 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b02482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Molecular gels formed by the self-assembly of low-molecular-weight gelators have received increasing interest because of their potential applications in drug delivery. In particular, the ability of peptides and amino acids to spontaneously self-assemble into three-dimensional fibrous network has been exploited in the development of hydrogels. In this context, we have investigated the capacity of binary mixtures of aromatic amino acid derivatives to form hydrogels. Carbon nanomaterials, namely oxidized carbon nanotubes or graphene oxide, were incorporated in the two most stable hydrogels, formed by Fmoc-Tyr-OH/Fmoc-Tyr(Bzl)-OH and Fmoc-Phe-OH/Fmoc-Tyr(Bzl)-OH, respectively. The structural and physical properties of these gels were assessed using microscopic techniques and rheology. Circular dichroism and molecular dynamics simulations demonstrated that the hydrogel formation was mainly driven by aromatic interactions. Finally, a model hydrophilic drug (l-ascorbic acid) was loaded into the hybrid hydrogels at a high concentration. Under near-infrared light irradiation, a high amount of drug was released triggered by the heat generated by the carbon nanomaterials, thus offering interesting perspectives for controlled drug delivery.
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- Chloé Guilbaud-Chéreau
- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, Immunology, Immunopathology and Therapeutic Chemistry, UPR 3572 , 67000 Strasbourg , France
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- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, Immunology, Immunopathology and Therapeutic Chemistry, UPR 3572 , 67000 Strasbourg , France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Moléculaire de l'état Solide (UMR 7140 CNRS), Université de Strasbourg , 1 rue Blaise Pascal , 67081 Strasbourg , France
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- Institut Charles Sadron , Université de Strasbourg , 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047 , 67034 Strasbourg Cedex , France
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- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, Immunology, Immunopathology and Therapeutic Chemistry, UPR 3572 , 67000 Strasbourg , France
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- University of Strasbourg, CNRS, Immunology, Immunopathology and Therapeutic Chemistry, UPR 3572 , 67000 Strasbourg , France
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Das Mahapatra R, Dey J, Weiss RG. Poly(vinyl alcohol)-induced thixotropy of an l-carnosine-based cytocompatible, tripeptidic hydrogel. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:433-441. [PMID: 30570630 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm01766b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The generally poor mechanical stability of hydrogels limits their use as functional materials for many biomedical applications. In this work, a poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) embedded hybrid hydrogel of a β-amino acid-containing Fmoc-protected tripeptide was produced at physiological pH (7.4) and room temperature. The hydrogel system was characterized by a number of techniques, including UV-vis, fluorescence, circular dichroism, FT-IR spectroscopy, electron microscopy, and rheology. While the tripeptide-based pure hydrogel was found to be unstable after ca. half an hour, addition of PVA, a water soluble polymer, increased the temporal and mechanical stability of the hydrogel. A rheological step-strain experiment demonstrates that the peptide-polymer hydrogel is thixotropic. Results from a fluorescence probe study and transmission electron microscopy reveal that addition of PVA increases both the fibre diameter and entanglement. Circular dichroism spectra of the hydrogels confirm the formation of aggregates with supramolecular chirality. The thixotropic nature of the hydrogel has been exploited to entrap and release doxorubicin, an anticancer drug, under physiological conditions. Furthermore, an MTT assay of the Fmoc-tripeptide using AH927 cells confirmed its cytocompatibility, which broadens the utility of the hybrid gel for biomedical applications.
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- Rita Das Mahapatra
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur-721 302, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur-721 302, India.
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Soft Matter Synthesis and Metrology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057-1227, USA
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Politi MJ. Stimuli-Responsive Gels. NANO DESIGN FOR SMART GELS 2019:111-139. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-814825-9.00006-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Gavara R, Mateos J, Sabaté F, Belda R, Llinares JM, García‐España E, Rodríguez L. Luminescent Supramolecular Heterometallic Macrocycles and their Encapsulation on Cholate Gels. Eur J Inorg Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201800697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Raquel Gavara
- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica Secció de Química Inorgànica Universitat de Barcelona Martí i Franquès 1‐11 08028 Barcelona Spain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica Secció de Química Inorgànica Universitat de Barcelona Martí i Franquès 1‐11 08028 Barcelona Spain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica Secció de Química Inorgànica Universitat de Barcelona Martí i Franquès 1‐11 08028 Barcelona Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMOL) Departaments de Química Inorgànica i Orgánica Universitat de València Paterna Spain
- Department of Chemistry Durham University South Road DH1 3LE Durham UK
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMOL) Departaments de Química Inorgànica i Orgánica Universitat de València Paterna Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMOL) Departaments de Química Inorgànica i Orgánica Universitat de València Paterna Spain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica Secció de Química Inorgànica Universitat de Barcelona Martí i Franquès 1‐11 08028 Barcelona Spain
- Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN²UB) Universitat de Barcelona 08028 Barcelona Spain
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Baccile N, Van Renterghem L, Le Griel P, Ducouret G, Brennich M, Cristiglio V, Roelants SLKW, Soetaert W. Bio-based glyco-bolaamphiphile forms a temperature-responsive hydrogel with tunable elastic properties. SOFT MATTER 2018; 14:7859-7872. [PMID: 30211424 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm01167b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A bio-based glycolipid bolaamphiphile (glyco-bolaamphiphile) has recently been produced (Van Renterghem et al., Biotechnol. Bioeng., 2018, 115, 1195-1206) on a gram scale by using the genetically-engineered S. bombicola strain Δat Δsble Δfao1. The glyco-bolaamphiphile bears two symmetrical sophorose headgroups at the extremities of a C16:0 (ω-1 hydroxylated palmitic alcohol) spacer. Its atypical structure has been obtained by redesigning the S. bombicola strain Δat Δsble, producing non-symmetrical glyco-bolaamphiphile, with an additional knock out (Δfao1) and feeding this new strain with fatty alcohols. The molecular structure of the glyco-bolaamphiphile is obtained by feeding the new strain a saturated C16 substrate (palmitic alcohol), which enables the biosynthesis of bolaform glycolipids. In this work, we show that the bio-based glyco-bolaamphiphile readily forms a hydrogel in water at room temperature, and that the hydrogel formation depends on the formation of self-assembled fibers. Above 28 °C, the molecules undergo a gel-to-sol transition, which is due to a fiber-to-micelle phase change. We provide a quantitative description of the Self-Assembled Fibrillar Network (SAFiN) hydrogel formed by the glyco-bolaampiphile. We identify the sol-gel transition temperature, the gelling time, and the minimal gel concentration; additionally, we explore the fibrillation mechanism as a function of time and temperature and determine the activation energy of the micelle-to-fiber phase transition. These parameters allow control of the elastic properties of the glyco-bolaamphiphile hydrogel: at 3 wt% and 25 °C, the elastic modulus G' is above the kPa range, while at 5 °C, G' can be tuned between 100 Pa and 20 kPa, by controlling the undercooling protocol.
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- Niki Baccile
- Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, LCMCP, F-75005 Paris, France.
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Chen J, Kadam G, Gupta A, Anuradha, Bhosale SV, Zheng F, Zhou C, Jia B, Dalal DS, Li J. A Biomimetic Supramolecular Approach for Charge Transfer between Donor and Acceptor Chromophores with Aggregation‐Induced Emission. Chemistry 2018; 24:14668-14678. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201803158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2018] [Revised: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Jing‐Yu Chen
- Institute for Frontier Materials Deakin University Geelong Victoria Australia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry School of Chemical Sciences North Maharashtra University Jalgaon 425001 Maharashtra India
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- Institute for Frontier Materials Deakin University Geelong Victoria Australia
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- School of Science RMIT University Melbourne Australia
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- Centre for Micro-Photonics Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn Victoria 3122 Australia
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- Centre for Micro-Photonics Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn Victoria 3122 Australia
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- Centre for Micro-Photonics Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn Victoria 3122 Australia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry School of Chemical Sciences North Maharashtra University Jalgaon 425001 Maharashtra India
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- Institute for Frontier Materials Deakin University Geelong Victoria Australia
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Chen JY, Komeily-Nia Z, Fan LP, Li ZY, Yuan B, Tang B, Li JL. Manipulating the fractal fiber network of a molecular gel with surfactants. J Colloid Interface Sci 2018; 526:356-365. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Revised: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Gel formation of puerarin and mechanistic study during its cooling process. Int J Pharm 2018; 548:625-635. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2018.07.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Revised: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Foster JS, Prentice AW, Forgan RS, Paterson MJ, Lloyd GO. Targetable Mechanical Properties by Switching between Self-Sorting and Co-assembly with In Situ Formed Tripodal Ketoenamine Supramolecular Hydrogels. CHEMNANOMAT : CHEMISTRY OF NANOMATERIALS FOR ENERGY, BIOLOGY AND MORE 2018; 4:853-859. [PMID: 31032176 PMCID: PMC6473556 DOI: 10.1002/cnma.201800198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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A new family of supramolecular hydrogelators are introduced in which self-sorting and co-assembly can be utilised in the tuneability of the mechanical properties of the materials, a property closely tied to the nanostructure of the gel network. The in situ reactivity of the components of the gelators allows for system chemistry concepts to be applied to the formation of the gels and shows that molecular properties, and not necessarily the chemical identity, determines some gel properties in these family of gels.
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- Jamie S. Foster
- Institute of Chemical Sciences, School of Engineering and Physical SciencesHeriot-Watt UniversityWilliam Perkin BuildingEdinburghScotland, United KingdomEH11 4AS
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, School of Engineering and Physical SciencesHeriot-Watt UniversityWilliam Perkin BuildingEdinburghScotland, United KingdomEH11 4AS
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- WestCHEM, School of ChemistryUniversity of GlasgowJoseph Black Building, University of Glasgow, University AvenueGlasgowUnited KingdomG12 8QQ.
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, School of Engineering and Physical SciencesHeriot-Watt UniversityWilliam Perkin BuildingEdinburghScotland, United KingdomEH11 4AS
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, School of Engineering and Physical SciencesHeriot-Watt UniversityWilliam Perkin BuildingEdinburghScotland, United KingdomEH11 4AS
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Ruíz-Olles J, Smith DK. Diffusion across a gel-gel interface - molecular-scale mobility of self-assembled 'solid-like' gel nanofibres in multi-component supramolecular organogels. Chem Sci 2018; 9:5541-5550. [PMID: 30061985 PMCID: PMC6048691 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc01071d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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This paper explores macroscopic-scale diffusion of the molecular-scale building blocks of two-component self-assembled organogel nanofibres using a diffusion cell in which two different gels are in contact with one another. Both components of the 'solid-like' nanofibres (lysine peptide dendron acids and amines) can diffuse through these gels and across a gel-gel interface, although diffusion is significantly slower than that of a non-interactive additive in the 'liquid-like' phase of the gel. Amine diffusion was probed by bringing similar gels with different amines into contact. Dendron acid diffusion was tested by bringing similar gels with enantiomeric dendrons into contact. Surprisingly, dendron and amine diffusion rates were similar, even though the peptide dendron is more intimately hydrogen bonded in the self-assembled nanofibres. It is proposed that thermal disassembly of the acid-amine complex delivers both components into the liquid-like phase, allowing them to diffuse via a decomplexation/recomplexation mechanism. This is a rare observation in which molecules assembled into solid-like gel nanofibres are mobile - in dynamic equilibrium with the liquid-like phase. Gel nanofibre diffusion and reorganisation are vital in understanding dynamic materials processes such as metastability, self-healing and adaptability.
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- Jorge Ruíz-Olles
- Department of Chemistry , University of York , Heslington , York , YO10 5DD , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of York , Heslington , York , YO10 5DD , UK .
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Tregubova MA, Mikhaleva MG, Kirsankin AA, Nikolskij SN. Hierarchy of Times for Forming the System of Chiral Phases in Solutions of Trifluoroacetylated Amino Alcohols. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s1990793118030314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Self-Assembly of a Tetrathiafulvalene (TTF)–Triglycyl Derivative. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/app8050671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Geiger HC, Geiger DK, Roberts WR, Morell DL, Huttunen P, Schulman JL, Tran M, Farthing D. Non-Steroidal Biphenyl Gelators: Correlation of Xerogel Structure with Solid-State Structure and Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy. Gels 2018; 4:gels4020034. [PMID: 30674810 PMCID: PMC6209265 DOI: 10.3390/gels4020034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Because the factors favoring the formation of well-formed single crystals are dissimilar to those conducive to gel formation, few examples of single-crystal structural characterizations of organogelators are found in the literature. A series of biphenyl methyl and ethyl diester derivatives of varying chain length were synthesized and their gelation abilities explored. X-ray diffraction of single crystals of one of the gelators reveals a columnar extended structure. Based on XRD results for xerogels obtained from the reported organogelators, the members of the series are isostructural and so also adopt a columnar superstructure. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used for the investigation of the morphology of the xerogels, which display either platelet-like morphologies or more typical entangled twisted ribbon-like aggregates. The gels exhibit chirality, which depends on the sol-gel transition history, as observed by induced circular dichroism (ICD) spectroscopy.
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- H Cristina Geiger
- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York College at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York College at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York College at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York College at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York College at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York College at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York College at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA.
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- Department of Geological Science, State University of New York College at Geneseo, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA.
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Bachl J, Sampedro D, Mayr J, Díaz Díaz D. Ultrasonication-enhanced gelation properties of a versatile amphiphilic formamidine-based gelator exhibiting both organogelation and hydrogelation abilities. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 19:22981-22994. [PMID: 28816322 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp03529b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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We describe the preparation of a novel amphiphilic gelator built from a formamidine core, which is able to form a variety of physical organogels and hydrogels at concentrations ranging from 15 to 150 mg mL-1. Interestingly, ultrasound treatment of isotropic solutions (i.e., gel-precursor) resulted in a remarkable enhancement of the gelation kinetics as well as the gelation scope and characteristic gel properties (e.g., critical gelation concentration, gel-to-sol transition temperature, viscoelastic moduli) in comparison to the heating-cooling protocol typically used to obtain supramolecular gels. Thermoreversibility, thixotropy, injectability and multistimuli responsiveness are some of the most relevant functionalities of these gels. Electron microscopy imaging revealed the formation of entangled networks made of fibers of nanometer diameters and micrometer lengths, with different morphological features depending on the solvent. Insights into the driving forces for molecular aggregations were obtained from FTIR, NMR, PXRD and computational studies. The results suggest a major stabilization of the fibers through additive N-HO hydrogen bonds, in combination with hydrophobic interactions, over π-π stacking interactions.
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- Jürgen Bachl
- Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad de La Rioja, Madre de Dios, 51, Logroño 26006, Spain
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- Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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- Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany. and Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC-CSIC), Spain
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Gelation of commercially available mineral oils by lecithin and CaCl2 mixture. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.11.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Liu M, Ouyang G, Niu D, Sang Y. Supramolecular gelatons: towards the design of molecular gels. Org Chem Front 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8qo00620b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The concept of supramolecular gelatons for the design of gels was proposed and described.
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- Minghua Liu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science
- CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid
- Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science
- CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid
- Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science
- CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid
- Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science
- CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid
- Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Tregubova MA, Mikhaleva MG, Kirsankin AA, Nikolskii SN. The Properties of Strings Formed in the Homochiral Solutions of Trifluoroacetylated Amino Alcohols in Cyclohexane. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s1990793118010268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Li W, Che X, Chen F, Zhang C, Zhang T, Wang H, Bai B, Li M. Observation of Morphology and Structure Evolution during Gelation of a Bis(Anhydrazide) Derivative. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:8795-8801. [PMID: 28846418 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b06965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A new bis(anhydrazide) derivative containing cyclohexyl terminal groups (compound 1) was synthesized, and its gelation process was investigated. Compound 1 showed both thermal-induced gelation (T-gel) and sonication-induced gelation (S-gel) in alcohols. We investigated the gelation process of compound 1 in ethanol by different techniques. It was demonstrated that gelator 1 in ethanol underwent a transition from a clear solution through a turbid suspension to an opaque gel. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations indicated that the turbid suspension consisted of separated clew-like spheres, connected spheres, and short nanorods, whereas the opaque gel consisted of fibers or bundles of fiber networks. Molecules packed loosely into an unknown phase in the spheres, whereas they packed tightly into a hexagonal columnar phase with a = 1.62 nm in the fibers. Intermolecular H-bonding between -C═O and -N-H was revealed to be the driving force for gelation, and the strength of the H-bonding became stronger in the fibers than in the spheres. We propose that the gel of compound 1 in ethanol consisting of fibers is a stable phase compared to the turbid suspension consisting of spheres or short nanorods, which is considered to be metastable. The kinetics of gelation of gelator 1 in ethanol under sonication suggest that the gelation process is a two-stage kinetic pathway with fractal values of 1.27 and 0.84. Our study hence provides new insights into the formation of fibers and the structural evolution of the gelation process and can be exploited to achieve a detailed understanding of gels.
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- Wei Li
- Key Laboratory for Automobile Materials (JLU), Ministry of Education, College of Materials of Science and Engineering, and ‡Key Laboratory of Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy of Ministry Education, College of Physics, Jilin University , Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Automobile Materials (JLU), Ministry of Education, College of Materials of Science and Engineering, and ‡Key Laboratory of Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy of Ministry Education, College of Physics, Jilin University , Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Automobile Materials (JLU), Ministry of Education, College of Materials of Science and Engineering, and ‡Key Laboratory of Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy of Ministry Education, College of Physics, Jilin University , Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Automobile Materials (JLU), Ministry of Education, College of Materials of Science and Engineering, and ‡Key Laboratory of Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy of Ministry Education, College of Physics, Jilin University , Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Automobile Materials (JLU), Ministry of Education, College of Materials of Science and Engineering, and ‡Key Laboratory of Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy of Ministry Education, College of Physics, Jilin University , Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Automobile Materials (JLU), Ministry of Education, College of Materials of Science and Engineering, and ‡Key Laboratory of Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy of Ministry Education, College of Physics, Jilin University , Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Automobile Materials (JLU), Ministry of Education, College of Materials of Science and Engineering, and ‡Key Laboratory of Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy of Ministry Education, College of Physics, Jilin University , Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Automobile Materials (JLU), Ministry of Education, College of Materials of Science and Engineering, and ‡Key Laboratory of Coherent Light and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy of Ministry Education, College of Physics, Jilin University , Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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Cerqueira MA, Fasolin LH, Picone CSF, Pastrana LM, Cunha RL, Vicente AA. Structural and mechanical properties of organogels: Role of oil and gelator molecular structure. Food Res Int 2017; 96:161-170. [PMID: 28528095 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2017.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Revised: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/10/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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This work aims at evaluating the influence of oil and gelator structure on organogels' properties through rheological measurements, polarized microscopy and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). Four different food-grade gelators (glyceryl tristearate - GT; sorbitan tristearate - ST; sorbitan monostearate - SM and glyceryl monostearate - GM) were tested in medium-chain triglyceride and high oleic sunflower (MCT and LCT, respectively) oil phases. Organogels were prepared by mixing the oil phase and gelator at different concentrations (5, 10, 15, 20 and 25%) at 80°C during 30min. All organogels presented birefringence confirming the formation of a crystalline structure that changed with the increase of the gelator concentration. Through the evaluation of SAXS peaks it has been confirmed that all structures were organized as lamellas but with different d-spacing values. These particularities at micro- and nanoscale level lead to differences in rheological properties of organogels. Results showed that the oil type (i.e. medium- and long-chain triglyceride) and hydrophilic head of gelators (i.e. sorbitan versus glyceryl) exert influence on the organogels physical properties, but the presence of monostearate leads to the formation of stronger organogels. Moreover, gels produced with LCT were stronger and gelled at lower organogelator concentration than MCT.
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- Miguel A Cerqueira
- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Av. Mestre José Veiga s/n, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal.
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- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, CEP: 13083-862 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, CEP: 13083-862 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Av. Mestre José Veiga s/n, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
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- Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, CEP: 13083-862 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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Bag BG, Majumdar R. Self-assembly of Renewable Nano-sized Triterpenoids. CHEM REC 2017; 17:841-873. [PMID: 28195390 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201600123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Braja Gopal Bag
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology; Vidyasagar Univesity; Midnapore 721102, West Bengal India
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology; Vidyasagar Univesity; Midnapore 721102, West Bengal India
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How do H-bonding interactions control viscoelasticity and thixotropy of molecular gels? Insights from mono-, di- and tri-hydroxymethylated alkanamide gelators. J Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 486:359-371. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Revised: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Hou X, Butz J, Chen J, Wang ZD, Zhao JX, Shiu T, Chu QR. Low molecular weight organogelators derived from threefold symmetric tricarbamates. Tetrahedron Lett 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.11.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Keseberg P, Bachl J, Díaz DD. Non-covalent incorporation of some substituted metal phthalocyanines into different gel networks and the effects on the gel properties. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2016. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424616501145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The use of metallo-phthalocyanines (MPcs) in many technological applications requires the development of specific methods for flexible thin film fabrication. An interesting and simple strategy is the physical encapsulation of MPcs within viscoelastic gel scaffolds. However, non-covalent incorporation of large external molecules into gel networks is a challenge because the balance between dissolution and crystallization in metastable gel phases is likely to be altered changing the properties and/or stability of the material and, therefore, threatening its functionality. In this work, we report preliminary results regarding non-covalent inclusion of MPcs into different gel networks and the effects on their thermal, morphological and mechanical properties. In general, slight variations on the [Formula: see text]were observed for most combinations prepared at well-defined concentrations in the presence of suitable MPcs, except for the organogel made of peracetylated [Formula: see text]-cyclodextrin and the hydrogel made of a bile acid-based gelator. These gels experienced a remarkable enhancement of the [Formula: see text] of ca. 20°C with respect to the pristine gels. Moreover, preservation of monomeric dye species and reduced photodegradation was also observed in some hybrid gels. Relative correlations between thermal stability, morphological features and mechanical properties were also drawn during the study. Maintenance of the catalytic activity of a CuPc immobilized in a supramolecular gel network was also demonstrated by the aerobic oxidation of benzhydrol to benzophenone at room temperature.
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- Pia Keseberg
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstr. 31, 93040 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstr. 31, 93040 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstr. 31, 93040 Regensburg, Germany
- IQAC-CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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Chen JY, Yuan B, Li ZY, Tang B, Gupta A, Bhosale SV, Li JL. Synergistic Coassembly of Two Structurally Different Molecular Gelators. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:12175-12183. [PMID: 27759394 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b03527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Coassembly of molecules can produce materials with improved properties and functionalities. To this end, achieving a molecular level understanding of the interactions governing the coassembly is essential. In this work, two molecular gelators with significantly different structures and main intermolecular forces for assembly were coassembled. The elastic moduli of the hybrid gels are more than 1 order of magnitude higher than those of the gels formed by the individual gelators, showing an obvious synergistic effect. The interactions between the gelators were investigated with confocal microscopy and both one-dimensional and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance. It was found that the two gelators coassemble to form fibers due to the nonspecific van der Waals interactions between their alkyl chains and the specific interactions between their functional groups. Switching from one gelator-dominated fiber network to the other gelator-dominated fiber network was achieved at a critical molar ratio of the gelators. The two gelators serve as additives of each other to tune the nucleation and growth of the fiber networks. The observations of this work are significant to the development of materials with improved properties by coassembly of different molecules.
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- Jing-Yu Chen
- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University , Geelong, Australia
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- Center for Soft Condensed Matter Physics and Interdisciplinary Research, Soochow University , Suzhou 215006, P. R. China
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University , Geelong, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University , Geelong, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University , Geelong, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University , Geelong, Australia
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