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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Organic Materials 2020; 02(02): 108-115
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1708832
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1708832
Focus Issue: Structure to Function in Supramolecular Polymers and Materials
Original Article
Using Rheo-Small-Angle Neutron Scattering to Understand How Functionalised Dipeptides Form Gels
Funding Information Research Councils UKEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
EP/L021978/1
EP/S032673/1
Leverhulme Trust
ECF-2017-223
Further Information
Publication History
Received: 30 January 2020
Accepted after revision: 03 March 2020
Publication Date:
17 April 2020 (online)
Abstract
We explore the use of rheo-small-angle neutron scattering as a method to collect structural information from neutron scattering simultaneously with rheology to understand how low-molecular-weight hydrogels form and behave under shear. We examine three different gelling hydrogel systems to assess what structures are formed and how these influence the rheology. Furthermore, we probe what is happening to the network during syneresis and why the gels do not recover after an applied strain. All this information is vital when considering gels for applications such as 3D-printing and injection.
Supporting Information
Supporting Information for this article is available online at https://doi.org./10.1055/s-0040-1708832.
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