McDowall, D., Walker, M. , Vassalli, M. , Cantini, M. , Khunti, N., Edwards-Gayle, C. J. C., Cowieson, N. and Adams, D. J. (2021) Controlling the formation and alignment of low molecular weight gel ‘noodles’. Chemical Communications, 57(70), pp. 8782-8785. (doi: 10.1039/D1CC03378F) (PMID:34378594)
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Abstract
We show how to control the formation and alignment of gel ‘noodles’. Nanostructure alignment can be achieved reproducibly by extensional deformation as the filaments form. Using a spinning technique, very long and highly aligned filaments can be made. The Young’s moduli of the gel noodles are similar to that of a bulk gel. By using two syringe pumps in a concentric flow setup, we show that a filament-in-filament morphology can be created.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Adams, Dave and Vassalli, Professor Massimo and Walker, Dr Matthew and McDowall, Mr Daniel and Cantini, Dr Marco |
| Authors: | McDowall, D., Walker, M., Vassalli, M., Cantini, M., Khunti, N., Edwards-Gayle, C. J. C., Cowieson, N., and Adams, D. J. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Biomedical Engineering |
| Journal Name: | Chemical Communications |
| Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| ISSN: | 1359-7345 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1364-548X |
| Published Online: | 04 August 2021 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2021 The Royal Society of Chemistry |
| First Published: | First published in Chemical Communications 57(70): 8782-8785 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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