Ohsedo Yutaka, Shinoda Tomoka
Division of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Nara Women's University, Kitauoyahigashi-machi, Nara 630-8506, Japan.
Faculty of Human Life and Environment, Nara Women's University, Kitauoyahigashi-machi, Nara 630-8506, Japan.
Gels. 2023 Sep 8;9(9):730. doi: 10.3390/gels9090730.
Molecular gels, which are soft and flexible materials, are candidates for healthcare, cosmetic base, and electronic applications as new materials. In this study, a new polymeric organogelator bearing a polyrotaxane () structure was developed and could induce the gelation of ',″-dimethylformamide (DMF), a known solvent for dissolving polymeric materials and salts. Furthermore, the resulting DMF molecular gels exhibited thixotropic properties, observed by the inversion method using vials, which are essential for gel spreading. The scanning electron microscopy of the xerogels suggested that the gel-forming ability and thixotropic property of gels were imparted by the network of the laminated aggregates of thin layer material similar to those of other gels made of clay materials. This thin layer material would be formed by the aggregation of polymeric organogelators. The dynamic viscoelasticity measurements of the obtained gels revealed the stability and pseudo-thixotropic behaviors of the obtained gels, as well as a specific concentration effect on the mechanical behavior of the gels attributed to the introduction of the structure. Additionally, the preparation of the polymer organogelator/polymer composites was investigated to improve the mechanical properties via the filler effect induced by the agglomerates of organogelator. Moreover, the tensile tests confirmed that the introduction of the gelator enhanced the mechanical properties of the composites.
分子凝胶是柔软且具有柔韧性的材料,作为新型材料,可用于医疗保健、化妆品基质及电子应用领域。在本研究中,开发了一种带有聚轮烷()结构的新型聚合物有机凝胶剂,它能够引发',″-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)的凝胶化,DMF是一种已知的可溶解聚合物材料和盐的溶剂。此外,通过使用小瓶的倒置法观察到,所得的DMF分子凝胶表现出触变性,这对于凝胶铺展至关重要。干凝胶的扫描电子显微镜结果表明,凝胶的成胶能力和触变性是由类似于由粘土材料制成的其他凝胶的薄层材料层状聚集体网络赋予的。这种薄层材料将由聚合物有机凝胶剂的聚集形成。对所得凝胶进行的动态粘弹性测量揭示了所得凝胶的稳定性和假触变行为,以及由于引入结构而对凝胶力学行为产生的特定浓度效应。此外,还研究了聚合物有机凝胶剂/聚合物复合材料的制备,以通过有机凝胶剂团聚体引起的填充效应来改善力学性能。此外,拉伸试验证实,凝胶剂的引入增强了复合材料的力学性能。