Giuri, D., Marshall, L., Dietrich, B. , McDowall, D., Thomson, L., Newton, J. Y., Wilson, C. , Schweins, R. and Adams, D. J. (2021) Exploiting and controlling gel-to-crystal transitions in multicomponent supramolecular gels. Chemical Science, 12(28), pp. 9720-9725. (doi: 10.1039/D1SC02347K) (PMID:34349943) (PMCID:PMC8293982)
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Abstract
Multicomponent supramolecular gels provide opportunities to form materials that are not accessible when using the single components alone. Different scenarios are possible when mixing multiple components, from complete co-assembly (mixing of the components within the self-assembled structures formed) to complete self-sorting such that each structure contains only one of the components. Most examples of multicomponent gels that currently exist form stable gels. Here, we show that this can be used to control the mechanical properties of the gels, but what is probably most exciting is that we show that we can use a magnetic field to control the shape of the crystals. The gelling component aligns in a magnetic field and so results in anisotropic crystals being formed.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Dietrich, Bart and Thomson, Miss Lisa and Adams, Dave and Marshall, Miss Libby and McDowall, Mr Daniel and Wilson, Dr Claire and Giuri, Demetra |
| Creator Roles: | Giuri, D.Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing Marshall, L.Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing Dietrich, B.Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing McDowall, D.Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing Thomson, L.Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing Wilson, C.Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing Adams, D.Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review and editing |
| Authors: | Giuri, D., Marshall, L., Dietrich, B., McDowall, D., Thomson, L., Newton, J. Y., Wilson, C., Schweins, R., and Adams, D. J. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry |
| Journal Name: | Chemical Science |
| Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| ISSN: | 2041-6520 |
| ISSN (Online): | 2041-6520 |
| Published Online: | 14 June 2021 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2021 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in Chemical Science 12(28): 9720-9725 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons Licence |
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