Controlling the properties of the micellar and gel phase by varying the counterion in functionalised-dipeptide systems
Kate McAulay, Pedro Agís Ucha, Han Wang, Ana M. Fuentes‐Caparrós, Lisa Thomson, Osama Maklad, Nikul Khunti, Nathan Cowieson, Matthew Wallace, Honggang Cui, Robert J. Poole, Annela M. Seddon, Dave J. Adams
Abstract
The micellar aggregates formed at high pH for dipeptide-based gelators can be varied by using different alkali metal salts to prepare the solutions. The nature of the micellar aggregates directly affects the properties of the resulting gels.
Topics & Concepts
DipeptideCounterionPhase (matter)ChemistryMicelleChemical engineeringChemical physicsOrganic chemistryAmino acidIonAqueous solutionBiochemistryEngineeringSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry