10.1021/la103982e.s002 Fan Zhao Fan Zhao Yuan Gao Yuan Gao Junfeng Shi Junfeng Shi Hayley M. Browdy Hayley M. Browdy Bing Xu Bing Xu Novel Anisotropic Supramolecular Hydrogel with High Stability over a Wide pH Range American Chemical Society 2011 High Stability supramolecular hydrogelators Wide pH RangeThe hydrolysis carboxylic ester bond Novel Anisotropic Supramolecular Hydrogel pH range design principles novel anisotropic supramolecular hydrogel 2011-02-15 00:00:00 Media https://acs.figshare.com/articles/media/Novel_Anisotropic_Supramolecular_Hydrogel_with_High_Stability_over_a_Wide_pH_Range/2692099 The hydrolysis of the carboxylic ester bond, by a base or catalyzed by an enzyme under weak basic conditions, serves as the only path to obtain a novel anisotropic supramolecular hydrogel that is stable over a wide pH range. This result not only expands the molecular scope of supramolecular hydrogelators but also illustrates the design principles for creating pH-stable supramolecular soft materials.