Sha** and structuring supramolecular gels

PRA Chivers, DK Smith - Nature Reviews Materials, 2019‏ - nature.com
Supramolecular gels assemble via non-covalent interactions between low-molecular-weight
gelators (LMWGs). The gels form a solid-like nanoscale network spanning a liquid-like …

Gels with sense: supramolecular materials that respond to heat, light and sound

CD Jones, JW Steed - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Advances in the field of supramolecular chemistry have made it possible, in many situations,
to reliably engineer soft materials to address a specific technological problem. Particularly …

Supramolecular gels formed from multi-component low molecular weight species

LE Buerkle, SJ Rowan - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Low molecular weight supramolecular gels consist of small molecules (gelators) that in an
appropriate solvent self-assemble into nano-or micro-scale network structures resulting in …

Hierarchical dual-nanonet of polymer nanofibers and supramolecular nanofibrils for air filtration with a high filtration efficiency, low air resistance and high moisture …

M Hu, Y Wang, Z Yan, G Zhao, Y Zhao, L **a… - Journal of Materials …, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Air pollution and public health incidents have become a serious global concern. Hierarchical
nanofibrous membranes are considered as high-performance filters with an advanced …

Metal-and anion-binding supramolecular gels

MOM Piepenbrock, GO Lloyd, N Clarke… - Chemical …, 2010‏ - ACS Publications
Gels are a commonplace household item and are easily identified by the simple “inversion
test”; turn a pot of gel upside down and it is able to support its own weight without falling out …

To gel or not to gel: Correlating molecular gelation with solvent parameters

Y Lan, MG Corradini, RG Weiss… - Chemical Society …, 2015‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Rational design of small molecular gelators is an elusive and herculean task, despite the
rapidly growing body of literature devoted to such gels over the past decade. The process of …

Water gelation by small organic molecules

LA Estroff, AD Hamilton - Chemical reviews, 2004‏ - ACS Publications
The discovery and design of small organic molecules capable of gelling aqueous solvents
(hydrogelators) is a rapidly expanding area of research, in particular due to their possible …

Insights into low molecular mass organic gelators: a focus on drug delivery and tissue engineering applications

KJ Skilling, F Citossi, TD Bradshaw, M Ashford… - Soft matter, 2014‏ - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years low molecular mass organic gelators (LMOGs) have gained increasing
interest as an alternative biomaterial to polymer derived gels, with potential applications in …

Expanding the scope of gels–combining polymers with low-molecular-weight gelators to yield modified self-assembling smart materials with high-tech applications

DJ Cornwell, DK Smith - Materials Horizons, 2015‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Combining low molecular weight gelators (LMWGs) with polymers is a broad yet relatively
recent field, in a phase of rapid expansion and with huge potential for exploitation. This …

Molecular gel sorbent materials for environmental remediation and wastewater treatment

JYC Lim, SS Goh, SS Liow, K Xue… - Journal of Materials …, 2019‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular gels are promising new classes of materials for the treatment of polluted water
owing to their large surface area for pollutant sorption and ease of chemical modification. In …