The striking influence of SWNT-COOH on self-assembled gelation.
A miniscule amount of f-SWNTs remarkably improved (~17-fold) the gelation efficiency of amphiphilic molecules by triggering the formation of interconnecting self-assembled fibrillar networks (SAFIN) in supramolecular gelation.
Department of Biological Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700 032, India.
Subhra Kanti
SK
Mandal
Tanmoy
T
Kar
Dibyendu
D
Das
Prasanta Kumar
PK
Das
D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D005782:Gels / Q000737:chemistry*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*
D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D005782:Gels; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D013501:Surface-Active Agents