Issue 37, 2016
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Soft Matter

On the syneresis of an OPV functionalised dipeptide hydrogel†

Ana M. Castilla,a   Matthew Wallace,a   Laura L. E. Mears,a   Emily R. Draper,a   James Doutch,b   Sarah Rogersb  and  Dave J. Adamsa  

a Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool, UK
E-mail: d.j.adams@liverpool.ac.uk

b ISIS Pulsed Neutron Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, UK

Abstract

We describe a new dipeptide hydrogel based on an oligophenylene vinylene core. After gelation, the initial network evolves, expelling solvent and resulting in syneresis. We describe this process and the effects in the bulk properties of the material.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6SM01194B
Article type
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Submitted
24 May 2016
Accepted
19 Aug 2016
First published
19 Aug 2016
This article is Open Access
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Soft Matter, 2016,12, 7848-7854

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On the syneresis of an OPV functionalised dipeptide hydrogel

A. M. Castilla, M. Wallace, L. L. E. Mears, E. R. Draper, J. Doutch, S. Rogers and D. J. Adams, Soft Matter, 2016, 12, 7848 DOI: 10.1039/C6SM01194B

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