Photoresponsive supramolecular gels based on amphiphiles with azobenzene and maltose or polyethyleneglycol polar head

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 4009-4019 ◽  
Author(s):  
María José Clemente ◽  
Rosa María Tejedor ◽  
Pilar Romero ◽  
Juliette Fitremann ◽  
Luis Oriol

Photoresponsive supramolecular gelators have been synthesized using PEG or d-maltose as polar head. Incorporation of azobenzene photoresponsive moieties allows controlling the supramolecular gel structure, including a reversible gel–sol transition using light as external stimulus.

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (16) ◽  
pp. 12287-12292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Piana ◽  
Marco Facciotti ◽  
Giuseppe Pileio ◽  
Jennifer R. Hiscock ◽  
Wim Van Rossom ◽  
...  

The addition of a certain amount of organophosphorus chemical warfare agent simulant DMMP promotes strengthening of the urea-based supramolecular gel structure.


Nanoscale ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 2180-2200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong-Fu Li ◽  
Zheng Li ◽  
Qi Lin ◽  
Ying-Wei Yang

Recent developments of functional supramolecular gel materials constructed from pillararenes have been overviewed.


Soft Matter ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 1658-1665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoxu Wang ◽  
Zeyang Ding ◽  
Yao Ma ◽  
Yuping Zhang ◽  
Hongxing Shang ◽  
...  

Reversible gel–sol transitions accompanied by fluorescence switching of BAPBIA gel upon multiple stimuli including heat, light, TBAF and TFA.


Nanoscale ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 3275-3280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana M. Fuentes-Caparrós ◽  
Francisco de Paula Gómez-Franco ◽  
Bart Dietrich ◽  
Claire Wilson ◽  
Christopher Brasnett ◽  
...  

Annealing in a two-component supramolecular gel leads to a self-sorted network, which has significantly different mechanical properties to the as-prepared gels.


2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (46) ◽  
pp. 10786-10790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao Ma ◽  
Massimo Cametti ◽  
Zoran Džolić ◽  
Shimei Jiang

A novel π-conjugated AIE supramolecular gel reversibly responds to light and, selectively, to TFA vapor through a gel-to-sol transformation.


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (28) ◽  
pp. 3900-3907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaehyeon Park ◽  
Ka Young Kim ◽  
Chaelin Kim ◽  
Ji Ha Lee ◽  
Ju Hyun Kim ◽  
...  

Supramolecular gels that possess high mechanical properties and unusual electrical conductivity were prepared by incorporating Cs+.


2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (18) ◽  
pp. 1840015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nai-Bo Lin ◽  
You-Hui Lin ◽  
Qiao-Ling Huang ◽  
Xiang-Yang Liu

From the perspective of mesoscale, the formation mechanism of crystal network structure of supramolecular gel, the influence of structure on macroscopic properties, and the design and control of supramolecular gels are reviewed. Crystal network is a key character of the hierarchical structure of the gel, the formations of the basic and multi-level crystal networks are based on the crystal nucleation and growth. The engineering and controlling of the gel structure can be implemented by various stimuli, such as additives, sonication, seeding and thermodynamic driving force, which leads to a controllable performance of the gel. In addition, the methods of characterizing supramolecular gels are systematically summarized, such as rheology, atomic force microscope, scanning tunnel microscope, scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope, polarizing optical microscope, X-ray diffraction (XRD), small-angle X-ray scattering, small angle neutron scattering, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), etc. Supramolecular gel performance is determined by the hierarchy mesoscopic structures, which can significantly improve the properties of the material. Four factors can be correlated to the structure and performance of material: topology, correlation length, symmetry/ordering and strength of association of crystal networks. According to the more in-depth understanding of mesoscopic supramolecular gels, the research and development of such a material will be pushed to a new stage.


2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 781 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnab Dawn

A supramolecular gel is a fascinating combination of flexibility and orderliness. While the supramolecular nature of crosslinking contributes towards the adaptivity and the reversibility of the system, orderliness at the molecular level amplifies the functional output and induces extraordinary selectivity into the system. Therefore, use of supramolecular gels as the soft template is an emerging area of research, which includes but not limited to catalysis of a chemical or a photochemical process, transcription of gel property to a substrate, or even controlling the nucleation of drug molecules. This review aims to highlight the template effect of supramolecular gels in the above-mentioned areas relevant to novel fundamental chemistry, technology, and healthcare.


2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (61) ◽  
pp. 8273-8286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Cametti ◽  
Zoran Džolić

Recent developments in hybrid materials composed of noble metal nanoparticles and supramolecular gels are reviewed, with particular emphasis on synthetic procedures, characterization and potential applications.


Author(s):  
Jin Guo Liu ◽  
Feng Yin ◽  
Jun Hu ◽  
Yong Ju

Most supramolecular gels have poor ability to be molded into well-defined shapes, preventing them from having the same potential as clay-based and polymeric gels in applications. In this research, a...


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