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SUBMITTER: Castilla AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5566499 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Castilla Ana M AM Draper Emily R ER Nolan Michael C MC Brasnett Christopher C Seddon Annela A Mears Laura L E LLE Cowieson Nathan N Adams Dave J DJ
Scientific reports 20170821 1
We describe two component hydrogels with networks composed of self-sorted fibres. The component gelators are based on 1,4-distyrylbenzene (OPV3) and perylene bisimide (PBI) units. Self-sorted gels can be formed by a slow decrease in pH, which leads to sequential assembly. We demonstrate self-sorting by NMR, rheology and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). Photoconductive xerogels can be prepared by drying these gels. The wavelength response of the xerogel is different to that of the PBI alone. ...[more]