Figure 4.
a) Schematic showing how the noodles were prepared using the syringe pump and spin coater setup. CaCl2 (0.5 m, aqueous solution) was used as the trigger medium by providing Ca2+ ions which cross‐link the gelator molecules, allowing formation of a gel network. b) Photograph of 2NapLG 2.5 mg mL−1:2NapFF 5 mg mL−1 supramolecular noodle during transfer from its trigger medium. Scale bar: 3 cm. c) Young's modulus (E) of noodles composed of 2NapFF 5 mg mL−1 (2FF Ca) and 2NapLG 2.5 mg mL−1:2NapFF 5 mg mL−1 (2LG 2FF Ca). Mean ± 95% CI, n = 33 for 2FF Ca, n = 48 for 2LG 2FF Ca obtained from at least two separate noodles, *p < 0.05, two‐tailed Mann–Whitney test.