title: Gelation of fluorinated liquids by non-fluorinated low-molecular-mass molecules.
abstract: A family of tetrahydroxy diesters has been synthesised and observed to gel a range of fluorinated solvents and their mixtures; the phase behaviour and gel microstructure are reported for a homologous family of these diesters in blends of 1H,1H-heptafluorobutanol (HFB) and 2H,3H-perfluoropentane (HPFP).
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Main Building, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales CF10 3AT, UK. griffithspc@cardiff.ac.uk
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Côte
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: Ph G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Rogueda
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Knight
mesh_terms: D005461:Fluorine / Q000737:chemistry*; D005782:Gels / Q000737:chemistry*; D008970:Molecular Weight
chemical_list: D005782:Gels; D005461:Fluorine