title: Supramolecular pyridyl urea gels as soft matter with antibacterial properties against MRSA and/or E. coli.
abstract: The synthesis and characterisation of novel aryl-pyridyl ureas are described, which form self-assembly structures via extended hydrogen bonding and π-π interactions in the solid state, and in selected cases, form supramolecular gels with antimicrobial properties against Staphylococcus aureus and/or Escherichia coli.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland. gunnlaut@tcd.ie.
authors.forename: Komala
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pandurangan
authors.forename: Jonathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kitchen
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blasco
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Paradisi
authors.forename: Thorfinnur
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gunnlaugsson
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D052978:Disk Diffusion Antimicrobial Tests; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects*; D005782:Gels / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D014508:Urea / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005782:Gels; D011725:Pyridines; D014508:Urea; C023666:pyridine