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Electron Conducting and Magneto-Sensitive Gels

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Molecular Gels

4. Conclusions and Perspectives for the Future

Clearly, many applications of molecular gels from low molecular-mass organic gelators as electronic or magnetosensitive materials can be envisioned. Yet, their potential has not been exploited thus far; the few examples are described in this chapter. Given the recent advances in the systematic synthesis of organogelators, and relying on the creative imagination of chemists, it seems highly probable that the future will witness a large number of new, gel-based materials with exciting applications. Their ability to be cycled reversibly between free-flowing liquids and non-flowing materials is one of the most important of the many exciting attributes of these molecular gels. In this regard, there is a need for viscosity control in inkjet printing processes for the deposition of electronic materials on flexible substrates.

Also, we have mentioned the incorporation of spherical metal nanoparticles into molecular gels. There have been no investigations of the incorporation of particles with high aspect ratios, such as metal or semiconducting nanorods. Such doped gels may open additional fascinating opportunities to assemble nanoscale objects into functional devices.

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