Loofah-like gel network formed by the self-assembly of a 3D radially symmetrical organic-inorganic hybrid gelator

摘要

We report a unique loofah-like gel network that is supported by the sectional type hexagonal columnar assembly of flexuous furcate fibers, which are constructed by plane-to-plane stacking of a novel 3D radially symmetrical gelator with POSS as the core and l-tysine as the arm.