Issue 42, 2006
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Chemical Communications

Photosensitive gelatin†

Ana Vesperinas,a   Julian Eastoe,*a   Paul Wyatt,a   Isabelle Grillob  and  Richard K. Heenanc  

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a School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
E-mail: julian.eastoe@bristol.ac.uk
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b Institut Max-von-Laue-Paul-Langevin, BP 156-X, Grenoble, Cedex, France

c ISIS Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxon, UK

Abstract

Employing photodestructible surfactants in gelatin-based aqueous gels presents novel possibilities for controlling colloidal and aggregation properties of surfactant gelatin complexes. Light-triggered breakdown of the gelatin-bound photosurfactant aggregates causes dramatic changes in viscosity and aggregation.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B609267E
Article type
Communication
Submitted
30 Jun 2006
Accepted
03 Aug 2006
First published
08 Sep 2006

Chem. Commun., 2006, 4407-4409

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A. Vesperinas, J. Eastoe, P. Wyatt, I. Grillo and R. K. Heenan, Chem. Commun., 2006, 4407 DOI: 10.1039/B609267E

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