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OwnerMatthew Ian Gibson, Muhammad Hasan +4inventors
InventorsMatthew Ian Gibson, Muhammad Hasan, Sarah-Jane Richards, Ashfaq Ahmad, David John Adams, Simona Bianco
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The present invention relates to a gel composition comprising: (a) a supramolecular gel formed from or comprising a network of one or more low molecular weight gelators (LMWGs) in an aqueous solution; wherein the supramolecular gel: (i) has a storage modulus (G′) of from 100 to 1,000,000 Pa; (ii) has a loss modulus (G″) such that G″/G′ is from 0.01 to 0.5; and (iii) has a breakage strain of from 0.1 to 300%. Additionally, the invention relates to processes for preparing such gel compositions. The present invention also relates to a gel composition comprising an encapsulated component, processes for preparing such gel compositions and processes relating to storing, transporting and extracting such encapsulated components.
A gel composition comprising:
The gel composition as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the loss modulus is 100 to 80,000 Pa.
The gel composition as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein G″/G′ is 0.01 to 0.2.
The gel composition as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the breakage strain is 1 to 10%.
The gel composition as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the filter has a pore size of 0.1 μm to 3 μm.
The gel composition as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, which additionally comprises:
A process for preparing a supramolecular gel, the process comprising the steps:
A kit comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.