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Self‐assembled fibrillar networks and molecular gels employing 12‐hydroxystearic acid and its isomers and derivatives
Author(s) -
Mallia V. Ajay,
Weiss Richard G.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of physical organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.325
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1395
pISSN - 0894-3230
DOI - 10.1002/poc.3193
Subject(s) - chemistry , molecule , self assembly , organic chemistry , polymer science , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , engineering , materials science
Self‐assembly of small molecules can lead to many different types of objects and phases. This mini‐review concentrates on the formation of one‐dimensional objects and their transformation into gels from solutions/sols of 12‐hydroxystearic acid, a molecule derived from the castor bean, and its derivatives in a wide variety of liquids. It is shown how the molecular packing within the one‐dimensional objects and the nature of the derived gels can be correlated with systematic variations of the gelator structure and the type of liquid. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.