Correlation between Physical Properties of 12-Hydroxystearic Acid Organogels and Hansen Solubility Parameters.

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Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1, Nijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan.

Published: April 2023

The Hansen solubility parameter (HSP) is a useful index for reasoning the gelation behavior of low-molecular-weight gelators (LMWGs). However, the conventional HSP-based methods only "classify" solvents that can and cannot form gels and require many trials to achieve this. For engineering purposes, quantitative estimation of gel properties using the HSP is highly desired. In this study, we measured critical gelation concentrations based on three distinct definitions, mechanical strength, and light transmittance of organogels prepared with 12-hydroxystearic acid (12HSA) and correlated them with the HSP of solvents. The results demonstrated that the mechanical strength, in particular, strongly correlated with the distance of 12HSA and solvent in the HSP space. Additionally, the results indicated that the constant volume-based concentration should be used when comparing the properties of organogels to a different solvent. These findings are helpful in efficiently determining the gelation sphere of new LMWGs in HSP space and contribute to designing organogels with tunable physical properties.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10137447PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/gels9040314DOI Listing

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