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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Caffeine as a Gelator
NonappaErkki Kolehmainensubject
Polymers and Plasticsmedicine.drug_classSupramolecular chemistryBioengineeringDirect imaging02 engineering and technology010402 general chemistry01 natural sciencessupramolecular chemistrylcsh:ChemistryBiomaterialschemistry.chemical_compoundAnhydrous caffeinelcsh:General. Including alchemySupramolecularlcsh:Inorganic chemistrysupramolekulaarinen kemiamedicineOrganic chemistrylcsh:Scienceta116caffeinegeelitsolid state NMREthanolta114ChemistryCommunicationOrganic Chemistry021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologygelslcsh:QD146-1970104 chemical sciences3. Good healthMicrocrystallinelcsh:QD1-999kofeiiniAromatic solventslcsh:QDepressant0210 nano-technologyCaffeinelcsh:QD1-65Gels Caffeine Supramoleculardescription
Caffeine (a stimulant) and ethanol (a depressant) may have opposite effects in our body, but under in vitro conditions they can “gel” together. Caffeine, being one of the widely used stimulants, continued to surprise the scientific community with its unprecedented biological, medicinal and physicochemical properties. Here, we disclose the supramolecular self-assembly of anhydrous caffeine in a series of alcoholic and aromatic solvents, rendering a highly entangled microcrystalline network facilitating the encapsulation of the solvents as illustrated using direct imaging, microscopy analysis and NMR studies. Peer reviewed
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-01 | Gels |