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Development of C 3 ‐Symmetric Tris‐Urea Low‐Molecular‐Weight Gelators
Author(s) -
Yamanaka Masamichi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the chemical record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1528-0691
pISSN - 1527-8999
DOI - 10.1002/tcr.201500282
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , tris , urea , chemistry , amphiphile , polymer chemistry , supramolecular polymers , aqueous solution , self healing hydrogels , polymer , organic chemistry , molecule , copolymer , biochemistry
This article describes recent developments in C 3 ‐symmetric tris‐urea low‐molecular‐weight gelators and their applications. The C 3 ‐symmetric tris‐ureas are excellent frameworks to form supramolecular polymers through noncovalent interactions. In organic solvents, hydrophobic tris‐ureas form supramolecular gels. Amphiphilic tris‐ureas form supramolecular gels in aqueous media. Functional supramolecular gels were prepared by introducing appropriate functional groups into the outer sphere of tris‐ureas. Supramolecular hydrogels obtained from amphiphilic tris‐ureas were used in the electrophoresis of proteins. These electrophoreses results showed several unique characteristics compared to typical electrophoreses results obtained using polyacrylamide matrices.