Gallery

  • Diketopyrrolopyrrole-derivative solution.
  • Prep TLC for the purification of a diketopyrrolopyrrole-peptide derivative.
  • No big deal just a red cobweb in the aqueous phase!
  • Frozen NMR sample of diketopyrrolopyrrole-peptide derivative in deuterated DMSO.
  • Concentration series of a diketopyrrolopyrrole-peptide derivative.
  • Diketopyrrolopyrrole-peptide derivative solid fresh off the rotavap.
  • Crystals that formed on the edge of the filter paper during filtration of a diketopyrrolopyrrole derivative.
Valentina playing with diketopyrrolopyrroles.
Microscopic Characterization (5×magnification) of 10 mg/mL (L,D)-2NapFF solution (left) before and  (right) after experiencing magnetic field. Images are taken with cross-polarisers (CP). – Qingwen
“Some pretty colourful gels…” – Libby
  • Snake in NMR tube – view me in full screen!
“Syneresed gels” – Libby
“Crystals in gel networks (multicomponent systems): crystal-forming compound + 2NapFF” – Libby
“Some fun times synthesising gelators” – Libby



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Max playing with multilayered gels: (A.) Trying to set the lab ambience with colourful gels. (B.) Running cavitation rheology on 3D printed dipeptide gel samples. (C./D.) Onions Gels have layers, like ogres. (E.) 3D printed FmocLG gel sample stained with Nile Blue for confocal microscopy imaging. (F.) Snake, but gels. (G.) Nile Blue/Methyl Orange dyed FmocLG gels for gel diffusion studies. (H.) Mood lighting, but gels.
“My first attempt at setting up a cluttered, somehow functional 3-electrode system with microelectrodes. It has been optimised since…” – Ian
1-ArFF gel filaments under the microscope by Dan.
“…some PBI gels that happen to have those cool crystals.. I’m not really sure what it is, maybe some salt?” – Dan