scholarly journals 1,3:2,4-Dibenzylidene-d-sorbitol (DBS) and its derivatives – efficient, versatile and industrially-relevant low-molecular-weight gelators with over 100 years of history and a bright future

Soft Matter ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 4768-4787 ◽  
Author(s):  
Babatunde O. Okesola ◽  
Vânia M. P. Vieira ◽  
Daniel J. Cornwell ◽  
Nicole K. Whitelaw ◽  
David K. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Bright Future ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Low Molecular Weight Gelators ◽  
Low Molecular Weight Gelator

DBS is an efficient, versatile, low-molecular-weight gelator with a wide-range of industrial applications – greater understanding of its self-assembly and the creation of new derivatives are expanding the scope of this fascinating family of gels.

Access to Metastable Gel States Using Seeded Self‐Assembly of Low‐Molecular‐Weight Gelators

2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (12) ◽  
pp. 3800-3803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiming Wang ◽  
Robin M. de Kruijff ◽  
Matija Lovrak ◽  
Xuhong Guo ◽  
Rienk Eelkema ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Low Molecular Weight Gelators

scholarly journals Thermally tunable selective formation of self-assembled fibers into two orthogonal directions in oriented liquid-crystalline smectic templates

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (69) ◽  
pp. 9954-9957
Author(s):  
Daisuke Yamaguchi ◽  
Yuka Ikemoto ◽  
Takashi Kato
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Liquid Crystalline ◽  
Layered Structures ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Smectic A ◽  
Orthogonal Grid ◽  
Self Assembled ◽  
Low Molecular Weight Gelators ◽  
Selective Formation

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.

Access to Metastable Gel States Using Seeded Self‐Assembly of Low‐Molecular‐Weight Gelators

2019 ◽  
Vol 131 (12) ◽  
pp. 3840-3843 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiming Wang ◽  
Robin M. de Kruijff ◽  
Matija Lovrak ◽  
Xuhong Guo ◽  
Rienk Eelkema ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Low Molecular Weight Gelators

l-Cysteine/AgNO2 low molecular weight gelators: self-assembly and suppression of MCF-7 breast cancer cells

Soft Matter ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (42) ◽  
pp. 9669-9673
Author(s):  
Dmitry V. Vishnevetskii ◽  
Arif R. Mekhtiev ◽  
Tatyana V. Perevozova ◽  
Dmitry V. Averkin ◽  
Alexandra I. Ivanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Breast Cancer Cells ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Human Breast ◽  
Selective Toxicity ◽  
Low Molecular Weight Gelators ◽  
Mcf 7

We present a method for the preparation of a new hydrogel based on low molecular weight gelators that exhibits selective toxicity towards MCF-7 human breast cancer cells.

Exploring the thermal reversibility and tunability of a low molecular weight gelator using vibrational and electronic spectroscopy and rheology

Soft Matter ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (16) ◽  
pp. 3418-3431 ◽  
Author(s):  
David DiGuiseppi ◽  
Lavenia Thursch ◽  
Nicolas J. Alvarez ◽  
Reinhard Schweitzer-Stenner
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Electronic Spectroscopy ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Thermal Reversibility ◽  
Low Molecular Weight Gelator

The strength of metastable gels formed by self-assembly of GAG tripeptides in water can be tuned by annealing.

A new tetraarylcyclopentadienone based low molecular weight gelator: synthesis, self-assembly properties and anion recognition

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
pp. 1469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mattia Boiani ◽  
Andrea Baschieri ◽  
Cristiana Cesari ◽  
Rita Mazzoni ◽  
Stefano Stagni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Anion Recognition ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Low Molecular Weight Gelator

scholarly journals Self-assembly and multifunctionality of peptide organogels: oil spill recovery, dye absorption and synthesis of conducting biomaterials

RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 5220-5233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monikha Chetia ◽  
Swapna Debnath ◽  
Sumit Chowdhury ◽  
Sunanda Chatterjee
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Benzoic Acid ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
The Self ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Dye Absorption ◽  
Low Molecular Weight Gelator ◽  
Amino Benzoic Acid

The self-assembly of a series of low molecular weight gelator dipeptides containing para amino benzoic acid has been studied in mechanistic detail.

Low-Molecular-Weight Gelators: Elucidating the Principles of Gelation Based on Gelator Solubility and a Cooperative Self-Assembly Model

2008 ◽  
Vol 130 (28) ◽  
pp. 9113-9121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew R. Hirst ◽  
Ian A. Coates ◽  
Thomas R. Boucheteau ◽  
Juan F. Miravet ◽  
Beatriu Escuder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
Assembly Model ◽  
Low Molecular Weight Gelators
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