Molecular gels : structure and dynamics /
An authoritative resource covering the latest developments in different types of gels.
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Royal Society of Chemistry,
2018.
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| Series: | Monographs in supramolecular chemistry ;
no. 25. |
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| Online Access: | Full text (Wentworth users only) |
Table of Contents:
- Intro; Title; Copyright Page; Preface; Editor's Biography; Dedication; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction: An Overview of the "What" and "Why" of Molecular Gels; 1.1 Why Molecular Gels?; 1.2 Before Gels-Other Self-Assembled Soft Materials; 1.3 Gels are a Subclass of 'Soft Matter'; 1.3.1 A Brief Description of Gels; 1.3.2 A Brief Description of Molecular Gels; 1.3.3 Molecular Gelators-Starting from 0D Objects.; 1.3.4 Sol Phases and Their Transformation to Gel Phases; 1.3.5 Permanent and Transient 3D Networks; 1.4 A Short Polemic; Acknowledgements; References
- Chapter 2 Viscoelastic Properties: The Rheology of Soft Solids2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Basic Principles: Flow and Deformations; 2.3 Timescales in Rheological Measurements; 2.4 Time-dependent Rheology; 2.4.1 Linear Response Functions; 2.5 Oscillatory Rheology; 2.5.1 The Viscoelastic Storage and Loss Moduli (G′ and G″); 2.5.2 Power-law Response; 2.6 Nonlinear Rheology; 2.6.1 Steady Shear; 2.6.2 Large-amplitude Oscillatory Rheology (LAOS); 2.6.3 Thixotropy; 2.7 The Rheology of Molecular Gels; 2.7.1 Linear Viscoelasticity; 2.7.2 Gelation Kinetics; 2.7.3 Elastic Recovery
- 2.8 Opto-rheological Techniques2.8.1 Scattering and Rheology; 2.8.2 Opto-rheology; 2.9 Conclusions and Outlook; References; Chapter 3 Thermodynamic Aspects of Molecular Gels; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Thermodynamic and Metastable Equilibrium Conditions Prevailing During Molecular Self-assembly; 3.2.1 Determination of the Phase Transitions of Gelator Molecules and its Representation in Phase Diagrams; 3.3 Phase Diagrams of Neat Gelators; 3.4 Experimental Determination of the Gelator Solubility Concentration; 3.5 Thermodynamic Models that Describe Gelator Solubility; 3.6 Conclusions; References
- Chapter 4 Effects of Kinetics on Structures of Aggregates Leading to Fibrillar Networks4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Hierarchical Structure Crystal Networks in Molecular Gels; 4.3 Steps of Fibrillar Network Formation; 4.3.1 Process of Fiber Network Formation; 4.3.2 Classification of Junctions; 4.4 Crystallization Mechanism of Fiber Formation; 4.4.1 Thermodynamic Driving Force; 4.4.2 Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Nucleation; 4.4.3 Fiber Branching Induced by Crystallographic Mismatch Nucleation; 4.5 Control of Permanent Junction Formation
- 4.5.1 Control of the Formation of Permanent Junctions by Thermodynamic Driving Force4.5.2 Control of the Formation of Permanent Junctions Using Additives; 4.6 Molecular-level Understanding of Junctions; 4.7 Stages of Network Construction; 4.8 Kinetic Models for Gelation; 4.8.1 Avrami Model; 4.8.2 Dickson Model; 4.9 Effect of Chirality on Molecular Gel Formation; 4.10 Effects of Annealing on Gel Structure and Stability; 4.11 Computational Methods for Understanding Molecular Assembly; 4.11.1 Kitaigorodskii-Aufbau Principle; 4.11.2 Coarse Grain Models and Analyses