Small molecule organic eutectics as candidates to replace plastics.

ABSTRACT: Legislative change and shifting consumer sentiment drive a need to replace polymers in certain products. Herein, we highlight that eutectic molecular glasses and liquids are promising but underutilized candidate materials. We formulate a series of hydrophobic eutectic molecular liquids and glasses by mixing their crystalline components. The eutectic composition of each mixture was determined by both differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and UV-vis spectroscopic measurements, which were processed and analyzed using a trained partial least squares regression model. With product shelf-life in mind, the long-term stability (up to 14 months) of the amorphous materials towards crystallization was proven using powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD). Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations put forward pote

SUBMITTER: Ryan JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11331394 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature