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Fine-Tuning of Molecular Structures to Generate Carbohydrate Based Super Gelators and Their Applications for Drug Delivery and Dye Absorption

by
Jonathan Bietsch
,
Mary Olson
and
Guijun Wang
*
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA
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Academic Editor: Vijay Kumar Thakur
Gels 2021, 7(3), 134; https://doi.org/10.3390/gels7030134
Received: 24 July 2021 / Revised: 31 August 2021 / Accepted: 1 September 2021 / Published: 7 September 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Gels Horizons: From Science to Smart Materials)
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Carbohydrate-based low molecular weight gelators (LMWGs) exhibit many desirable properties making them useful in various fields including applications as drug delivery carriers. In order to further understand the structural connection to gelation properties, especially the influence of halide substitutions, we have designed and synthesized a series of para-chlorobenzylidene acetal protected D-glucosamine amide derivatives. Fifteen different amides were synthesized, and their self-assembling properties were assessed in multiple organic solvents, as well as mixtures of organic solvents with water. All derivatives were found to be gelators for at least one solvent and majority formed gels in multiple solvents at concentrations lower than 2 wt%. A few derivatives rendered remarkably stable gels in aqueous solutions at concentrations below 0.1 wt%. The benzamide 13 formed gels in water and in EtOH/H2O (v/v 1:2) at 0.36 mg/mL. The gels were characterized using optical microscopy and atomic force microscopy, and the self-assembly mechanism was probed using variable temperature 1H-NMR spectroscopy. Gel extrusion studies using H2O/DMSO gels successfully printed lines of gels on glass slides, which retained viscoelasticity based on rheology. Gels formed by the benzamide 13 were used for encapsulation and the controlled release of chloramphenicol and naproxen, as well as for dye removal for toluidine blue aqueous solutions. View Full-Text
Keywords: supramolecular gels; low molecular weight gelator (LMWGs); hydrogelators; organogelators; hydrogels; organogels; carbohydrates; glucosamine supramolecular gels; low molecular weight gelator (LMWGs); hydrogelators; organogelators; hydrogels; organogels; carbohydrates; glucosamine
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Bietsch, J.; Olson, M.; Wang, G. Fine-Tuning of Molecular Structures to Generate Carbohydrate Based Super Gelators and Their Applications for Drug Delivery and Dye Absorption. Gels 2021, 7, 134. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels7030134

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Bietsch J, Olson M, Wang G. Fine-Tuning of Molecular Structures to Generate Carbohydrate Based Super Gelators and Their Applications for Drug Delivery and Dye Absorption. Gels. 2021; 7(3):134. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels7030134

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Bietsch, Jonathan, Mary Olson, and Guijun Wang. 2021. "Fine-Tuning of Molecular Structures to Generate Carbohydrate Based Super Gelators and Their Applications for Drug Delivery and Dye Absorption" Gels 7, no. 3: 134. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels7030134

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