Unique organogel formation with a channel-type cyclodextrin assembly

Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 Jul 14:(26):3889-91. doi: 10.1039/b907491k. Epub 2009 May 20.

Abstract

A channel-type assembly of gamma-cyclodextrin (gamma-CD(channel)) forms organogels in a variety of oils and organic solvents at ambient temperature through the construction of a three-dimensional network of micrometer-sized cubic particles composed of gamma-CD(channel).