title: Self-assembly, self-sorting, and electronic properties of a diketopyrrolopyrrole hydrogelator.
abstract: We show here the first example of a hydrogel formed from a symmetrically functionalised diketopyrrolopyrrole aromatic core. Gelation is triggered by change in pH. Not only does this gelator form aggregated, entangled structures at low pH, but it also forms worm-like micelles at high pH. The structures at high pH can be aligned using shear to provide conductive materials.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, College of Science and Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK. dave.adams@glasgow.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Emily R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Draper
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, College of Science and Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK. dave.adams@glasgow.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dietrich
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, College of Science and Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK. dave.adams@glasgow.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Dave J
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3176-1350
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Adams