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Dissipative Self‐Assembly of a Molecular Gelator by Using a Chemical Fuel
Author(s) -
Boekhoven Job,
Brizard Aurelie M.,
Kowlgi Krishna N. K.,
Koper Ger J. M.,
Eelkema Rienk,
van Esch Jan H.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201001511
Subject(s) - dissipative system , isotropy , block (permutation group theory) , self assembly , materials science , chemical physics , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , chemistry , thermodynamics , physics , engineering , optics , geometry , mathematics
Fueling the future : A fibrillar network (red fibers, see figure) is formed from an activated building block (red), which is obtained from a synthetic gelator (blue) in a dissipative self‐assembly process that is fueled by an alkylating agent. When the available energy is depleted, the system reverts to its thermodynamic equilibrium, that is, an isotropic solution.