TY - BOOK ID - 210342 TI - Molecular gels : materials with self-assembled fibrillar networks AU - Weiss, Richard G. AU - Terech, P. PY - 2006 SN - 1280624205 9786610624201 1402036892 1402033524 9781402033520 PB - Dordrecht : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Colloids. KW - Gelation. KW - Physics. KW - Organic chemistry. KW - Physical chemistry. KW - Condensed matter. KW - Amorphous substances. KW - Complex fluids. KW - Phase transitions (Statistical physics). KW - Nanotechnology. KW - Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics. KW - Organic Chemistry. KW - Physical Chemistry. KW - Condensed Matter Physics. KW - Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems. KW - Molecular technology KW - Nanoscale technology KW - High technology KW - Phase changes (Statistical physics) KW - Phase transitions (Statistical physics) KW - Phase rule and equilibrium KW - Statistical physics KW - Complex liquids KW - Fluids, Complex KW - Amorphous substances KW - Liquids KW - Condensed materials KW - Condensed media KW - Condensed phase KW - Materials, Condensed KW - Media, Condensed KW - Phase, Condensed KW - Matter KW - Solids KW - Chemistry, Theoretical KW - Physical chemistry KW - Theoretical chemistry KW - Chemistry KW - Organic chemistry KW - Natural philosophy KW - Philosophy, Natural KW - Physical sciences KW - Dynamics KW - Gelatinization KW - Gelling KW - Coagulation KW - Colloids KW - Dispersoids KW - Gels KW - Hydrogels KW - Sols KW - Chemistry, Physical and theoretical KW - Diffusion KW - Micelles KW - Particles KW - Rheology KW - Solution (Chemistry) KW - Surface chemistry KW - Properties KW - Gelation KW - 544.773.43 KW - Gel KW - Polymeren KW - Self-assemblies KW - Gels. Colloid chemistry KW - Chemistry, Organic. KW - Chemistry, Physical organic. KW - Chemistry, Physical organic KW - Chemistry, Organic KW - Soft condensed matter UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:210342 AB - Molecular gels and fibrillar networks – a comprehensive guide to experiment and theory Molecular Gels: Materials with Self-Assembled Fibrillar Networks provides a comprehensive treatise on gelators, especially low molecular-mass gelators (LMOGs), and the properties of their gels. The structures and modes of formation of the self-assembled fibrillar networks (SAFINs) that immobilize the liquid components of the gels are discussed experimentally and theoretically. The spectroscopic, rheological, and structural features of the different classes of LMOGs are also presented. Many examples of the application of the principal analytical techniques for investigation of molecular gels (including SANS, SAXS, WAXS, UV-vis absorption, fluorescence and CD spectroscopies, scanning electron, transmission electron and optical microscopies, and molecular modeling) are presented didactically and in-depth, as are several of the theories of the stages of aggregation of individual LMOG molecules leading to SAFINs. Several actual and potential applications of molecular gels in disparate fields (from silicate replication of nanostructures to art conservation) are described. Special emphasis is placed on perspectives for future developments. This book is an invaluable resource for researchers and practitioners either already researching self-assembly and soft matter or new to the area. Those who will find the book useful include chemists, engineers, spectroscopists, physicists, biologists, theoreticians, and materials scientists. Richard G. Weiss is Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA. Pierre Terech is Research Director, CNRS – Atomic Energy Center – Grenoble University, Grenoble, France. ER -