Gels Obtained by Colloidal Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Molecules
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Viscoelastic Networks of Wormlike Micelles
3. Densely Packed Vesicle Gels
3.1. Vesicle Gels Based on Unilamellar Vesicles (ULVs)
3.2. Vesicle Gels Based on Multilamellar Vesicles (MLVs)
4. Hydrophobically Modified Polymers
- Telechelic polymers, which are linear polymers end-capped with two stickers, alkyl chains or short hydrophobic blocks;
- Low functionality multisticker polymers;
- Multisticker grafted polymer chains with randomly distributed pendant hydrophobes along the hydrophilic chain (comb polymers).
4.1. Telechelic Polymers
4.2. Amphiphilic Polymers with Multiple Hydrophobic Stickers
4.3. Stimuli Responsive Copolymers
5. Micellar Systems, Microemulsions or Vesicles Cross-linked by Amphiphilic Polymers
5.1. Surfactant Micelles Interacting with Amphiphilic Polymers
5.2. Microemulsions Interacting with Polymers
- (1)
- (2)
- an entropic attraction induced by the bridging polymer [139];
- (3)
5.3. Vesicles Interacting with Polymers
6. Conclusions
Conflicts of Interest
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Malo de Molina, P.; Gradzielski, M. Gels Obtained by Colloidal Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Molecules. Gels 2017, 3, 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels3030030
Malo de Molina P, Gradzielski M. Gels Obtained by Colloidal Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Molecules. Gels. 2017; 3(3):30. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels3030030
Chicago/Turabian StyleMalo de Molina, Paula, and Michael Gradzielski. 2017. "Gels Obtained by Colloidal Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Molecules" Gels 3, no. 3: 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels3030030