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Utilizing dual responsive supramolecular gel to stabilize graphene oxide in apolar solvents

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Here, we report a dual stimuli-responsive organogel which can stabilize graphene oxide (GO) in apolar solvents. The gelator 1-octadecyl-ureido-naphthalene (OUN) was synthesized, and it could form organogel in toluene and xylene. The resultant gels can respond to thermal and anion stimuli, bringing about fluorescent changes. Thin nanoribbons are entangled together to form three dimensional networks that can immobilize solvents in gel, providing large superficial area to interact with GO sheets. The addition of GO influences the gel properties, which are studied through rheological, fluorescent, and DSC measurements.

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  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, People’s Republic of China

    Pengyao Xing, Xiaoxiao Chu, Mingfang Ma, Shangyang Li & Aiyou Hao

  2. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, 610500, People’s Republic of China

    Guangyan Du

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Xing, P., Chu, X., Du, G. et al. Utilizing dual responsive supramolecular gel to stabilize graphene oxide in apolar solvents. Colloid Polym Sci 292, 3223–3231 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-014-3359-9

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