Tuneable mechanical properties in low molecular weight gels

Lin Chen; Jaclyn Raeburn; Sam Sutton; David G. Spiller; James Williams; James S. Sharp; Peter C. Griffiths; Richard K. Heenan; Stephen M. King; Alison Paul; Steve Furzeland; Derek Atkins; Dave J. Adams

doi:10.1039/c1sm05827d

Tuneable mechanical properties in low molecular weight gels

Lin Chen, Jaclyn Raeburn, Sam Sutton, David G. Spiller, James Williams, James S. Sharp, Peter C. Griffiths, Richard K. Heenan, Stephen M. King, Alison Paul, Steve Furzeland, Derek Atkins, Dave J. Adams

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The mechanical properties of gels are critical to the final targeted applications. Depending on the application, different properties may be required. Here, we show that the mechanical strength and ability to recover of gels formed using a low molecular weight gelator can be controlled by two independent factors (i) the volume fraction of co-solvent (in this case DMSO) in the system and (ii) the temperature cycle used. These differences correlate with the large scale structure of the network that is formed from the self-assembled fibres. This opens up the potential to prepare gels with very different properties at the same final conditions, allowing the effect of microstructure to be probed. © 2011 The Royal Society of Chemistry.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	9721-9727
Number of pages	6
Journal	Soft Matter
Volume	7
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c1sm05827d
Publication status	Published - 21 Oct 2011

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