화학공학소재연구정보센터
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.389, 11-16, 2002
Physical gelation of a bile acid for organic solvents
Chenodeoxycholic acid (1) was found to induce physical gelation for some organic fluids, while the other derivatives have no gelation ability. A TEM image revealed a three-dimensional gathering of interlocked fibers that encircle solvent molecules. X-ray diffraction and FTIR measurements showed that the molecular aggregation of the gel was different from that of the crystal ever reported.