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Flexible Optics: Recent Developments in Molecular Gels

  1. Prof. George John1,*,
  2. Swapnil R. Jadhav1,
  3. Prof. Vinod M. Menon2,
  4. Prof. Vijay T. John3

Article first published online: 13 JAN 2012

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201107167

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 51, Issue 8, pages 1760–1762, February 20, 2012

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John, G., Jadhav, S. R., Menon, V. M. and John, V. T. (2012), Flexible Optics: Recent Developments in Molecular Gels. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51: 1760–1762. doi: 10.1002/anie.201107167

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  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry, The City College of The City University of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031 (USA) http://www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/∼john/index.html

  2. 2

    Department of Physics, Queens College of the The City University of New York (USA)

  3. 3

    Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University (USA)

*Department of Chemistry, The City College of The City University of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031 (USA) http://www.sci.ccny.cuny.edu/∼john/index.html

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 14 FEB 2012
  2. Article first published online: 13 JAN 2012
  3. Manuscript Received: 10 OCT 2011

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Keywords:

  • molecular gels;
  • optical devices;
  • self-assembly;
  • self-supporting gels;
  • smart materials
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Get smart: Organogels based on sugar ketals have been prepared with a unique combination of properties suitable for the development of flexible optical devices and potential applications as smart materials for the fabrication of microphotonic systems. Key features in the self-assembly of these gelators were conformational restrictions and interaction affinities.

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