Ca<sup>2+</sup> and Ag<sup>+</sup> orient low-molecular weight amphiphile self-assembly into “nano-fishnet” fibrillar hydrogels with unusual β-sheet-like raft domains-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Ca²⁺ and Ag⁺ orient low-molecular weight amphiphile self-assembly into “nano-fishnet” fibrillar hydrogels with unusual β-sheet-like raft domains

Published:2023 Issue:3 Volume:19 Page:378-393
ISSN:1744-683X
Container-title:Soft Matter
language:en
Short-container-title:Soft Matter

Author:

Poirier Alexandre¹,Le Griel Patrick¹,Hoffmann Ingo²^ORCID,Perez Javier³,Pernot Petra⁴,Fresnais Jérôme⁵^ORCID,Baccile Niki¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Sorbonne Université, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, LCMCP, F-75005 Paris, France

2. Institut Laue-Langevin, 38042 Grenoble, France

3. Synchrotron Soleil, L’Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, BP48, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France

4. ESRF – The European Synchrotron, CS40220, 38043 Grenoble, France

5. Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physico-chimie des Électrolytes et Nanosystèmes Interfaciaux, PHENIX – UMR 8234, F-75252, Paris Cedex 05, France

Abstract

Calcium or silver ions drive self-assembly of natural glycolipid low-molecular weight gelators (LMWGs) into a fibrillar network hydrogel with a unique “nano-fishnet” structure, characterized by entanglement and β-sheet-like rafts.

Funder

Agence Nationale de la Recherche

European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Condensed Matter Physics,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2023/SM/D2SM01218A

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