Controlling hydrogel properties by tuning non-covalent interactions in a charge complementary multicomponent system.
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ABSTRACT: Mixing small molecule gelators is a promising route to prepare useful and exciting materials that cannot be accessed from any of the individual components. Here, we describe pH-triggered hydrogelation by mixing of two non-gelling amphiphiles. The intermolecular interactions among the molecules can be tuned either by controlling the degree of ionization of the components or by a preparative pathway, which enables us to control material properties such as gel strength, gel stiffness, thermal stability, and an unusual shrinking/swelling behaviour.
SUBMITTER: Panja S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8386653 | biostudies-literature |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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