Future materials gelation

The addition of the second component therefore enhanced the gelation process for dendron A, but hindered the gelation process for dendron B. In siunmary, the gel-phase materials properties of the two dendrons responded in opposite ways to the presence of a diamine additive. This is a remarkable example in which dendritic generation and the use of a second (supramolec-ular) component can both control materials properties. This effect can be considered as orthogonal dendritic and supramolecular control. It was argued that, in the future, these systems may be exploited to develop switchable and highly controllable gel-phase materials. 

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