title: Photodimerisation of a coumarin-dipeptide gelator.
abstract: Here we report a coumarin based hydrogelator that can form bulk gels, or homogeneous thin gels via an electrochemical pH drop. The gel can then be strengthened by post-gelation photodimerisation of the coumarin groups by irradiating with UV light.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool, L69 7ZD, UK. d.j.adams@liverpool.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Emily R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Draper
authors.forename: Tom O
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: Dave J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D003374:Coumarins / Q000737:chemistry*; D019281:Dimerization; D004151:Dipeptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D005782:Gels; D055668:Photochemical Processes
chemical_list: D003374:Coumarins; D004151:Dipeptides; D005782:Gels; C030123:coumarin