Organogel formation rationalized by Hansen solubility parameters: improved methodology.

Rosa Nunes, Danilo; Raynal, Matthieu; Isare, Benjamin; Albouy, Pierre-Antoine; Bouteiller, Laurent · Soft Matter · 2018

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

An organogel is obtained when a low molar mass compound forms a network of anisotropic fibres in a liquid that is therefore transformed into a macroscopic solid. Various approaches have been proposed to correlate organogel formation and Hansen solubility parameters. These approaches are well adapted to specific experimental datasets but lack universality. A general method to determine the gelation domain from the solubility data of low molecular weight gelators is here reported.