Architecture of fiber network: from understanding to engineering of molecular gels

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Title: Architecture of fiber network: from understanding to engineering of molecular gels
Author(s): Wang, Rong-Yao; Liu, Xiang-Yang; Narayanan, Janaky; Xiong, Jun-Ying; Li, Jing-Liang
Abstract: A new approach of engineering of molecular gels was established on the basis of a nucleation-initiated network formation mechanism. A variety of gel network structures can be obtained by regulating the starting temperature of the sol - gel transition. This enables us to tune the network from the spherulitic domains pattern to the extensively interconnected fibrillar network. As the consequence of fibrous network structure turning, desirable Rheological and other in-use properties of the materials can be obtained accordingly. This approach of micro-/ nanostructural fabrication may open up a new route for micro-/nanofunctional materials engineering in general.
Publication type: Journal article
Source: Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol. 110, no. 51 (Dec 2006), pp. 25797-25802
Publication year: 2006
FOR Code(s): 0306 Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural); 0904 Chemical Engineering
Keyword(s): Molecular dynamics; Molecular gels; Nanostructural fabrication; Nanostructured materials; Network formation mechanism; Nucleation; Phase transitions; Spherulitic domains
Publisher: American Chemical Society
ISSN: 1520-6106
Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jp065101j
Peer reviewed