Controlling the Supramolecular Architecture of Molecular Gels with Surfactants

Manipulating molecular assembly is significant for achieving materials with desirable performances. In this paper, two nonionic surfactants, Span 20 and Triton X-100, are used to tune the nucleation and fiber growth of a molecular gelator 2,3-di-n-decyloxyanthracene (DDOA). Confocal microscopic imag...

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Publié dans:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1985. - 32(2016), 4 vom: 02. Feb., Seite 1171-7
Auteur principal: Chen, J Y (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Yuan, B, Li, Z Y, Tang, B, Ankers, E, Wang, X G, Li, J L
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2016
Accès à la collection:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Sujets:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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