Issue 36, 2017, Issue in Progress

Amphiphilic oligoamides as versatile, acid-responsive gelators

Abstract

Six oligoamides with the same backbone but different side and end chains, G1–G6, were designed and synthesized. Screening the gelating abilities of these oligoamides revealed G2 as a versatile gelator capable of forming stable hydrogels as well as several organogels. From UV, fluorescence, NMR, and SEM studies, the formation of hydrogels is driven by hydrophobic forces and π–π stacking while the gelation of nonpolar organic solvents relies on hydrogen-bonding interactions. The hydrogel of G2 is able to encapsulate and release medicinally important polar substances into water with acid-responsiveness.

Graphical abstract: Amphiphilic oligoamides as versatile, acid-responsive gelators

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Mar 2017
Accepted
31 Mar 2017
First published
21 Apr 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2017,7, 22248-22255

Amphiphilic oligoamides as versatile, acid-responsive gelators

Q. Pei, Q. Tang, Z. Tan, Z. Lu, L. He and B. Gong, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 22248 DOI: 10.1039/C7RA03074F

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