Design and Properties of Novel Hydrophobic Natural Tea Saponin and Its Organogels
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. DC-TS Structure Analysis
2.2. Gelation Studies
2.3. Morphological Characterization
2.4. Rheological Studies
2.5. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Studies
2.6. Investigation of the Driving Forces
2.7. Self-Assembly Process of DC-TS in Organic Solvents
3. Conclusions
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Materials
4.2. Preparation of Dodecyl Chloride–Tea Saponin (DC-TS)
4.3. Preparation of DC-TS Gel
4.4. Characterization Methods
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Solvent | Gel Ability | Kamlet–Taft Model | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Solubility | Gel Capacity | α | β | π* | |
Petroleum ether (PE) | S | G | 0 | 0 | 0.10 |
Cyclohexane (CH) | S | G | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N-octane (OT) | S | PG | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
N-heptane (HT) | C | G | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
Carbon tetrachloride (CT) | S | G | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
Toluene (TL) | C | G | 0 | 0.11 | 0.54 |
Ether (ET) | I | PG | 0 | 0.47 | 0.27 |
Benzene (BZ) | C | G | 0 | 0.10 | 0.59 |
Tetrahydrofuran (TD) | C | U | 0 | 0.54 | 0.51 |
Ethyl acetate (EA) | I | PG | 0 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
Trichloromethane (TM) | C | U | 0.44 | 0 | 0.58 |
Acetone (AT) | I | PG | 0.08 | 0.48 | 0.71 |
DC-TS | Petroleum Ether | Cyclohexane | N-Heptane | Carbon Tetrachloride | Toluene | Benzene | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
υasCH2 | 2920 | 2919 | 2920 | 2921 | 2919 | 2921 | 2921 |
υsCH2 | 2851 | 2850 | 2851 | 2850 | 2850 | 2850 | 2850 |
υC=O | 1719 | 1721 | 1718 | 1717 | 1718 | 1719 | 1717 |
υC-O-C | 1468 | 1467 | 1469 | 1467 | 1468 | 1467 | 1469 |
δasCH2 | 1403 | 1406 | 1400 | 1407 | 1404 | 1407 | 1412 |
δsCH2 | 1082 | 1070 | 1074 | 1074 | 1079 | 1072 | 1072 |
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Wang, M.; Yan, L.; Guo, X.; Xing, X.; Liang, F.; Han, C.; Liu, L. Design and Properties of Novel Hydrophobic Natural Tea Saponin and Its Organogels. Gels 2024, 10, 225. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels10040225
Wang M, Yan L, Guo X, Xing X, Liang F, Han C, Liu L. Design and Properties of Novel Hydrophobic Natural Tea Saponin and Its Organogels. Gels. 2024; 10(4):225. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels10040225
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Maogong, Liuxin Yan, Xuying Guo, Xinwei Xing, Fengqian Liang, Chunrui Han, and Liujun Liu. 2024. "Design and Properties of Novel Hydrophobic Natural Tea Saponin and Its Organogels" Gels 10, no. 4: 225. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels10040225