Issue 16, 2016

Correlations between thixotropic and structural properties of molecular gels with crystalline networks

Abstract

This review focuses on correlations between the thixotropic and structural properties of molecular gels having crystalline fibrillar networks (SAFINs). Formation of thixotropic molecular gels and their recovery after the application of destructive strain depends on the strength and type of intermolecular interactions in the SAFINs of the gelator molecules. Here, we limit our discussion to gelator molecules with simple structures in order to dissect more easily the important contributors to the thixotropic behaviors. Possible mechanisms to explain the thixotropic phenomena, involving the transformation of the SAFINs into unattached objects, and their reassembly into 3-dimensional networks, are advanced. The data are analyzed to provide insights into the rational design of thixotropic molecular gelators.

Graphical abstract: Correlations between thixotropic and structural properties of molecular gels with crystalline networks

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
13 Feb 2016
Accepted
18 Mar 2016
First published
07 Apr 2016

Soft Matter, 2016,12, 3665-3676

Author version available

Correlations between thixotropic and structural properties of molecular gels with crystalline networks

V. Ajay Mallia and R. G. Weiss, Soft Matter, 2016, 12, 3665 DOI: 10.1039/C6SM00377J

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