title: Physical gels made of liquid crystalline B4 phase.
abstract: The achiral liquid crystalline materials showing two B4 (HN) phases have been found to exhibit strong gelation ability for various organic solvents with reversible sol-gel phase transition. The gel is formed by helical tubules, which build entangled 3D network, encapsulating the solvent. The equilibrium of left- and right-handed tubules is preserved in the gel, even if the chiral solvent is used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zep
authors.forename: Miroslaw
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salamonczyk
authors.forename: Nataša
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vaupotič
authors.forename: Damian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pociecha
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gorecka