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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Rheology

Background:

  • Low molecular weight gelators self-assemble into fibrous or micellar networks.
  • Controlled alignment of these structures is crucial for advanced material properties.
  • Existing methods often struggle to maintain alignment during the drying process.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the use of shear-assisted drying for preparing aligned soft materials.
  • To determine the optimal conditions for maintaining structural alignment during solvent removal.
  • To demonstrate the fabrication of aligned fibres and worm-like micelles from gelators.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing a shear cell integrated with a drying apparatus.
  • Applying continuous shear during the solvent evaporation phase.
  • Modulating the pH to influence gelator assembly and stability during shear.

Main Results:

  • Continuous shear during drying is essential to prevent dealignment.
  • Shear-assisted drying successfully produced aligned fibres and worm-like micelles.
  • Combining a slow pH change with continuous shear further enhanced the alignment of gelling fibres.

Conclusions:

  • Shear-assisted drying is an effective technique for fabricating aligned soft materials.
  • The method allows for controlled alignment of fibres and micelles from low molecular weight gelators.
  • This approach offers a pathway to engineer anisotropic properties in supramolecular materials.