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Using EPR spectroscopy as a unique probe of molecular-scale reorganization and solvation in self-assembled gel-phase materials

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Using EPR spectroscopy as a unique probe of molecular-scale reorganization and solvation in self-assembled gel-phase materials. / Caragheorgheopol, Agneta; Edwards, William; Hardy, John G. et al.
In: Langmuir, Vol. 30, No. 30, 13.07.2014, p. 9210-9218.

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Caragheorgheopol, A, Edwards, W, Hardy, JG, Smith, DK & Chechik, V 2014, 'Using EPR spectroscopy as a unique probe of molecular-scale reorganization and solvation in self-assembled gel-phase materials', Langmuir, vol. 30, no. 30, pp. 9210-9218. https://doi.org/10.1021/la501641q

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Caragheorgheopol, A., Edwards, W., Hardy, J. G., Smith, D. K., & Chechik, V. (2014). Using EPR spectroscopy as a unique probe of molecular-scale reorganization and solvation in self-assembled gel-phase materials. Langmuir, 30(30), 9210-9218. https://doi.org/10.1021/la501641q

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Caragheorgheopol A, Edwards W, Hardy JG, Smith DK, Chechik V. Using EPR spectroscopy as a unique probe of molecular-scale reorganization and solvation in self-assembled gel-phase materials. Langmuir. 2014 Jul 13;30(30):9210-9218. doi: 10.1021/la501641q

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Caragheorgheopol, Agneta ; Edwards, William ; Hardy, John G. et al. / Using EPR spectroscopy as a unique probe of molecular-scale reorganization and solvation in self-assembled gel-phase materials. In: Langmuir. 2014 ; Vol. 30, No. 30. pp. 9210-9218.

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abstract = "We describe the synthesis of spin-labeled bis-ureas which coassemble with bis-urea gelators and report on self-assembly as detected using electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy (EPR). Specifically, EPR detects the gel-sol transition and allows us to quantify how much spin-label is immobilized within the gel fibers and how much is present in mobile solvent pools-as controlled by temperature, gelator structure, and thermal history. EPR is also able to report on the initial self-assembly processes below the gelation threshold which are not macroscopically visible and appears to be more sensitive than NMR to intermediate-sized nongelating oligomeric species. By studying dilute solutions of gelator molecules and using either single or double spin-labels, EPR allows quantification of the initial steps of the hierarchical self-assembly process in terms of cooperativity and association constant. Finally, EPR enables us to estimate the degree of gel-fiber solvation by probing the distances between spin-labels. Comparison of experimental data against the predicted distances assuming the nanofibers are only composed of gelator molecules indicates a significant difference, which can be assigned to the presence of a quantifiable number of explicit solvent molecules. In summary, EPR provides unique data and yields powerful insight into how molecular-scale mobility and solvation impact on assembly of supramolecular gels.",
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