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- Title
- Nanoengineering of a biocompatible organogel by thermal processing
- Author(s)
- Li, Jing-Liang; Wang, Rong-Yao; Liu, Xiang-Yang; Pan, Hai-Hua
- Abstract
- The formation of most organogels requires the compatibility of both the gelator and solvent. It is very desirable if the theological properties of a gel can be manipulated to achieve the desired performance. In this paper, a novel organogel was developed and its theological properties and fiber network were engineered by controlling the thermal processing conditions. The gel was formed by the gelation of 12-hydroxystearic acid as a gelator in benzyl benzoate. It was observed that the degree of supercooling for gel formation has a significant effect on the theological properties and fiber network structure. By increasing supercooling, the elasticity of the gel was enhanced, and the correlation length of the fibers was shortened, leading to the formation of denser fiber networks. The good biocompatibility of both the gelator and solvent makes this gel a promising vehicle for a variety of bioapplications such as controlled transdermal drug release and in vivo tissue repair.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Centre for Micro-Photonics
- Source
- Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol. 113, no. 15 (Apr 2009), pp. 5011-5015
- Publication year
- 2009
- FOR Code(s)
- 0306 Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural)
- Keyword(s)
- 12-hydroxystearic acid; Fiber network; Gel; Nanoengineering; Organic liquids; Organogels; Supramolecular materials; Thermal processing
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- ISSN
- 1520-6106
- Publisher URL
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp811215t
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2009 American Chemical Society.
- Peer reviewed
