Detection of nerve agent via perturbation of supramolecular gel formation

Jennifer R Hiscock; Francesca Piana; Mark R Sambrook; Neil J Wells; Alistair J Clark; Jack C Vincent; Nathalie Busschaert; Richard C D Brown; Philip A Gale

doi:10.1039/c3cc44841j

Detection of nerve agent via perturbation of supramolecular gel formation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 Oct 14;49(80):9119-21. doi: 10.1039/c3cc44841j. Epub 2013 Sep 2.

Authors

Jennifer R Hiscock¹, Francesca Piana, Mark R Sambrook, Neil J Wells, Alistair J Clark, Jack C Vincent, Nathalie Busschaert, Richard C D Brown, Philip A Gale

Affiliation

¹ Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK. philip.gale@soton.ac.uk.

PMID: 23994877
DOI: 10.1039/c3cc44841j

Abstract

The formation of tren-based tris-urea supramolecular gels in organic solvents is perturbed by the presence of the nerve agent soman providing a new method of sensing the presence of organophosphorus warfare agents.