TY - JOUR
T1 - Gelators for organic liquids based on self-assembly
T2 - A new facet of supramolecular and combinatorial chemistry
AU - Gronwald, Oliver
AU - Snip, Erwin
AU - Shinkai, Seiji
PY - 2002/1/1
Y1 - 2002/1/1
N2 - The recent years have been witness to a rapidly growing interest in the self-assembly phenomenon of low molecular weight organogelators. Herein, we highlight the recent developments in the discovery of new gelator systems and the potential methods for useful stabilisation of gels. Additionally, the recent progress in gel-characterisation with novel analytical methods and the practical application of gel systems are also reviewed.
AB - The recent years have been witness to a rapidly growing interest in the self-assembly phenomenon of low molecular weight organogelators. Herein, we highlight the recent developments in the discovery of new gelator systems and the potential methods for useful stabilisation of gels. Additionally, the recent progress in gel-characterisation with novel analytical methods and the practical application of gel systems are also reviewed.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1359-0294(02)00016-X
DO - 10.1016/S1359-0294(02)00016-X
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036274287
SN - 1359-0294
VL - 7
SP - 148
EP - 156
JO - Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science
JF - Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science
IS - 1-2
ER -