Hierarchical Composite Self-Sorted Supramolecular Gel Noodles.

ABSTRACT: Multicomponent supramolecular systems can be used to achieve different properties and new behaviors compared to their corresponding single component systems. Here, a two-component system is used, showing that a non-gelling component modifies the assembly of the gelling component, allowing access to co-assembled structures that cannot be formed from the gelling component alone. The systems are characterized across multiple length scales, from the molecular level by NMR and CD spectroscopy to the microstructure level by SANS and finally to the material level using nanoindentation and rheology. By exploiting the enhanced mechanical properties achieved through addition of the second component, multicomponent noodles are formed with superior mechanical properties to those formed by the single-c

SUBMITTER: Marshall LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11475401 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature