Development of low-molecular-weight gelators and polymer-based gelators

Polymer Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 776-782

  Hanabusa, Kenji ^a   Suzuki, Masahiro ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GELATION; GELS; HYDROGEN BONDS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLECULES; VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVES; FIBROUS NETWORKS; GELATOR MOLECULES; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYSICAL GELATION; PI INTERACTIONS; VAN DER WAALS INTERACTIONS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84910090371     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2014.64     Document Type: Review

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