Issue 84, 2014

A new composite thixotropic hydrogel composed of a low-molecular-weight hydrogelator and a nanosheet

Abstract

A two-component composite comprised of a low-molecular-weight hydrogelator and the nanosheet Laponite®, a synthetic layered silicate, showed thixotropic behaviour, whereas each single component did not show thixotropic behaviour at the same concentration. This mixing enhancement effect may be attributed to the improved quality of the gel network.

Graphical abstract: A new composite thixotropic hydrogel composed of a low-molecular-weight hydrogelator and a nanosheet

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 Aug 2014
Accepted
09 Sep 2014
First published
09 Sep 2014

RSC Adv., 2014,4, 44837-44840

Author version available

A new composite thixotropic hydrogel composed of a low-molecular-weight hydrogelator and a nanosheet

Y. Ohsedo, M. Oono, K. Saruhashi, H. Watanabe and N. Miyamoto, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 44837 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA08542F

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