Reinforcing Hydrogel by Nonsolvent-Quenching-Facilitated In Situ Nanofibrosis
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). - 1998. - 35(2023), 42 vom: 14. Okt., Seite e2303728 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2023
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article isotropic nanofibrosis nanofibrous hydrogels nonsolvent-quenching and solvent-tempering poly(vinyl alcohol) solvent-exchanges strong and tough swelling resistance |
| Zusammenfassung: | © 2023 Wiley-VCH GmbH. Nanofibrous hydrogels are pervasive in load-bearing soft tissues, which are believed to be key to their extraordinary mechanical properties. Enlighted by this phenomenon, a novel reinforcing strategy for polymeric hydrogels is proposed, where polymer segments in the hydrogels are induced to form nanofibers in situ by bolstering their controllable aggregation at the nanoscale level. Poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels are chosen to demonstrate the virtue of this strategy. A nonsolvent-quenching step is introduced into the conventional solvent-exchange hydrogel preparation approach, which readily promotes the formation of nanofibrous hydrogels in the following solvent-tempering process. The resultant nanofibrous hydrogels demonstrate significantly improved mechanical properties and swelling resistance, compared to the conventional solvent-exchange hydrogels with identical compositions. This work validates the hypothesis that bundling polymer chains to form nanofibers can lead to nanofibrous hydrogels with remarkably enhanced mechanical performances, which may open a new horizon for single-component hydrogel reinforcement |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Revised 20.10.2023 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1521-4095 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/adma.202303728 |