Title
Hydrogel Formed By Organogelator Through Surfactant–Mediated Gelation (Smg) Method
Conference Dates
July 21-24, 2019
Abstract
Low molecular weight gelators (LMGs) can easily form a gel through a simple dissolution and cooling process in a solvent. In such gels, the LMG molecules form self-assembled fibrillar networks (SAFiNs) which arrest the solvent. An example of an LMG is the organogelator 12-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid (12-HOA) which gels various organic solvents but not water. However, it is possible that hydrogels can be produced by dissolving 12-HOA in an aqueous surfactant solution due to the solubilization capacity of surfactant self-assemblies such as micelles. We refer this novel approach as the surfactant-mediated gelation (SMG) which allows "hydrogelation by organogelator" without any chemical treatment on the gelator molecule.
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Recommended Citation
Kenji Aramaki, "Hydrogel Formed By Organogelator Through Surfactant–Mediated Gelation (Smg) Method" in "Colloidal, Macromolecular and Biological Gels II", Samiul Amin, Manhattan College, USA Saad Khan, North Carolina State University, USA Srini Raghavan, University of Maryland College Park, USA Eds, ECI Symposium Series, (2019). https://dc.engconfintl.org/cmb_gels_ii/35