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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2013

Self-Assembly and Nanostructures in Organogels Based on a Bolaform Cholesteryl Imide Compound with Conjugated Aromatic Spacer.

Ti-Feng Jiao, Feng-Qing Gao, Xi-Hai Shen, Qing-Rui Zhang, Xian-Fu Zhang, Jing-Xin Zhou, Fa-Ming Gao

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Ti-Feng JiaoHebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China. tfjiao@ysu.edu.cn.
Feng-Qing GaoHebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China. fmgao@ysu.edu.cn.
Xi-Hai ShenHebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China. zhangxf111@hotmail.com.
Qing-Rui ZhangHebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China. zhangqr@ysu.edu.cn.
Xian-Fu ZhangCollege of Physics and Chemistry, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao 066004, China. zhangxf111@hotmail.com.
Jing-Xin ZhouHebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China. zhoujingxin@ysu.edu.cn.
Fa-Ming GaoHebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China. fmgao@ysu.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The self-assembly of small functional molecules into supramolecular structures is a powerful approach toward the development of new nanoscale materials and devices. As a class of self-assembled materials, low weight molecular organic gelators, organized in special nanoarchitectures through specific non-covalent interactions, has become one of the hot topics in soft matter research due to their scientific values and many potential applications. Here, a bolaform cholesteryl imide compound with conjugated aromatic spacer was designed and synthesized. The gelation behaviors in 23 solvents were investigated as efficient low-molecular-mass organic gelator. The experimental results indicated that the morphologies and assembly modes of as-formed organogels can be regulated by changing the kinds of organic solvents. Scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy observations revealed that the gelator molecule self-assemble into different aggregates, from wrinkle and belt to fiber with the change of solvents. Spectral studies indicated that there existed different H-bond formations between imide groups and assembly modes. Finally, some rational assembly modes in organogels were proposed and discussed. The present work may give some insight to the design and character of new organogelators and soft materials with special structures.

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bolaform amphiphilecholesteryl compoundnanostructureorganogelself-assemblyspacer

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PMID28788428
PMCPMC5452747

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