Study on development of new gelators and thickeners and their apillication

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24350117
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Polymer/Textile materials
• Research Institution: Shinshu University
• Principal Investigator: HANABUSA Kenji 信州大学, 学術研究院繊維学系, 教授 (60126696)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SUZUKI Masahiro 信州大学, 学術研究院繊維学系, 教授 (30334915)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: ゲル / ゲル化剤 / ゲル化駆動セグメント / 増粘剤 / 超分子化学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We succeeded in the synthesis of gelators and thickeners from 5-aminoisophthalic acid and 3,5-diaminobenzoic acid. We studied the difference of aggregates of gelation and thickening by transmission electron microscope, scanning electron microscope, atomic force microscope, and fluorescence microscope. We also clarified the existence of Newtonian fluid and non-Newtonian one by rheology and studied the thixotropic behavior of non-Newtonian fluid formed by thickeners.
Wit practical use in mind, we succeeded in establishment of preparation process. We found that commercially available cheap materials such as polyethers, polyesters, and polysiloxanes were useful for being amorphous .

Free Research Field

超分子化学