Draper, E.R., Mykhaylyk, O.O. orcid.org/0000-0003-4110-8328 and Adams, D.J. (2016) Aligning self-assembled gelators by drying under shear. Chemical Communications, 52 (42). pp. 6934-6937. ISSN 1359-7345
Abstract
We show how drying under shear can be used to prepare aligned fibres and worm-like micelles from low molecular weight gelators. Shearing followed by drying leads to the dealignment before the water can be removed; continuous shear whilst drying is required to maintain the alignment. Combining a slow pH change with continuous shear allows alignment of the gelling fibres, which can then be dried.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2016. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Chemistry (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 06 Jul 2016 08:15 |
Last Modified: | 06 Jul 2016 08:15 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6cc02824a |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1039/c6cc02824a |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:101602 |