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Qin Y, Li H, Shen HX, Wang CF, Chen S. Rapid Preparation of Superabsorbent Self-Healing Hydrogels by Frontal Polymerization. Gels 2023; 9:gels9050380. [PMID: 37232973 DOI: 10.3390/gels9050380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Hydrogels have received increasing interest owing to their excellent physicochemical properties and wide applications. In this paper, we report the rapid fabrication of new hydrogels possessing a super water swelling capacity and self-healing ability using a fast, energy-efficient, and convenient method of frontal polymerization (FP). Self-sustained copolymerization of acrylamide (AM), 3-[Dimethyl-[2-(2-methylprop-2-enoyloxy)ethyl]azaniumyl]propane-1-sulfonate (SBMA), and acrylic acid (AA) within 10 min via FP yielded highly transparent and stretchable poly(AM-co-SBMA-co-AA) hydrogels. Thermogravimetric analysis and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy confirmed the successful fabrication of poly(AM-co-SBMA-co-AA) hydrogels with a single copolymer composition without branched polymers. The effect of monomer ratio on FP features as well as porous morphology, swelling behavior, and self-healing performance of the hydrogels were systematically investigated, showing that the properties of the hydrogels could be tuned by adjusting the chemical composition. The resulting hydrogels were superabsorbent and sensitive to pH, exhibiting a high swelling ratio of up to 11,802% in water and 13,588% in an alkaline environment. The rheological data revealed a stable gel network. These hydrogels also had a favorable self-healing ability with a healing efficiency of up to 95%. This work contributes a simple and efficient method for the rapid preparation of superabsorbent and self-healing hydrogels.
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- Ying Qin
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 5 Xin Mofan Road, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 5 Xin Mofan Road, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 5 Xin Mofan Road, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 5 Xin Mofan Road, Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 5 Xin Mofan Road, Nanjing 210009, China
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Microfluidics-Assisted Fabrication of Dual Stopband Photonic Microcapsules and Their Applications for Anticounterfeiting. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14193954. [PMID: 36235902 PMCID: PMC9572925 DOI: 10.3390/polym14193954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
The assembly of two different kinds of colloidal particle-based photonic structures into an individual micro-object can achieve multifunctionality. In this study, core–shell photonic microcapsules with dual structural colors and photonic stop bands were prepared through a standard microfluidic technique. Photocurable resin suspension of silica nanoparticles and an aqueous suspension of nanogels were used as shell and core parts of microcapsules, respectively. The structural colors of shells and cores can be tuned by adjusting the concentrations of silica nanoparticles and soft nanogels in their corresponding suspensions. The individual microcapsules possess two distinct stop bands when the two suspensions are combined appropriately. Remarkably, the color information of the core part cannot be directly viewed at a macroscopic level (such as visual inspection) but can be detected at a microscopic scale (such as optical microscopy observation). The color information hidden enables the capability for information encryption and has potentially critical applications in anti-counterfeiting, display, and other fields.
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Yang Y, Hu J, Liu J, Qin Y, Mao J, Liang Y, Wang G, Shen H, Wang C, Chen S. Rapid synthesis of biocompatible bilayer hydrogels via frontal polymerization. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20220184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Yue Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Materials‐Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials‐Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials‐Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials‐Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials‐Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials‐Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing China
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- Department of General Surgery, Jinling Hospital Nanjing Medical University Nanjing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials‐Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials‐Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials‐Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing China
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Wang W, Yao Q, Sun A, Wang W. Nanomechanical behavior of hierarchical self‐assemblies of perylene bisimide derivatives. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.5590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Weijie Wang
- Key Laboratory of Rubber‐Plastics, Ministry of Education/Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Rubber‐Plastics Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao China
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- Key Laboratory of Rubber‐Plastics, Ministry of Education/Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Rubber‐Plastics Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao China
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- Key Laboratory of Rubber‐Plastics, Ministry of Education/Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Rubber‐Plastics Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao China
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- Key Laboratory of Rubber‐Plastics, Ministry of Education/Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Rubber‐Plastics Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao China
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Li Q, Shen HX, Liu C, Wang CF, Zhu L, Chen S. Advances in Frontal Polymerization Strategy: from Fundamentals to Applications. Prog Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2022.101514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Chen Y, Li S, Yan S. Starch as a reinforcement agent for poly(ionic liquid) hydrogels from deep eutectic solvent via frontal polymerization. Carbohydr Polym 2021; 263:117996. [PMID: 33858582 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.117996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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For the first time, conductive starch/poly(ionic liquid) hydrogels from a polymerizable deep eutectic solvent (DES) by frontal polymerization (FP) were reported. The solubility and dispersibility for starch granules in the polymerizable DES was investigated. The effects of starch content on FP behaviors, mechanical properties and electrical conductivity of composite hydrogels were studied. Results showed that starch could be partially dissolved and dispersed in the DES. Comparing with the pure poly(ionic liquid) hydrogel from DES (the tensile strength was 41 K Pa), the tensile strength of composite hydrogel could increased by 3.07 times and reached 126 K Pa. When the fixed strain was 80 %, its compressive strength could increase by 6 times and reaches 16.8 MPa. The main reason was that there was a strong interfacial interaction between starch and the polymer hydrogel network. The starch/poly(ionic liquid) composite hydrogels also had good electrical conductivity. Absorption of water could increase the conductivity of the composite hydrogel significantly.
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- Yapeng Chen
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi, 435003, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi, 435003, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Mine Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi, 435003, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Theory and Application of Advanced Materials Mechanics, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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Mohamadhoseini M, Mohamadnia Z. Supramolecular self-healing materials via host-guest strategy between cyclodextrin and specific types of guest molecules. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Fang Y, Yue T, Li S, Zhang Z, Liu J, Zhang L. Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Self-Healing Topological Copolymers with a Comblike Structure. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Yue Fang
- Key Laboratory of Beijing City on Preparation and Processing of Novel Polymer Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Advanced Elastomers, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing City on Preparation and Processing of Novel Polymer Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Advanced Elastomers, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing City on Preparation and Processing of Novel Polymer Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Advanced Elastomers, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing City on Preparation and Processing of Novel Polymer Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Advanced Elastomers, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing City on Preparation and Processing of Novel Polymer Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Advanced Elastomers, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Organic−Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing City on Preparation and Processing of Novel Polymer Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Advanced Elastomers, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Organic−Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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Self-healable, Eu3+-based polymeric gels containing terpyridyl groups with tunable luminescence based on ion recognition. J RARE EARTH 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2019.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Jiang Y, Li S, Chen Y, Yan S, Tao M, Wen P. Facile and Green Preparation of Superfast Responsive Macroporous Polyacrylamide Hydrogels by Frontal Polymerization of Polymerizable Deep Eutectic Monomers. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b05273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yang Jiang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Mine Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Theory and Application of Advanced Materials Mechanics, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Mine Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi 435003, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Theory and Application of Advanced Materials Mechanics, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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Jiang Z, Diggle B, Shackleford ICG, Connal LA. Tough, Self-Healing Hydrogels Capable of Ultrafast Shape Changing. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1904956. [PMID: 31608513 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201904956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Achieving multifunctional shape-changing hydrogels with synergistic and engineered material properties is highly desirable for their expanding applications, yet remains an ongoing challenge. The synergistic design of multiple dynamic chemistries enables new directions for the development of such materials. Herein, a molecular design strategy is proposed based on a hydrogel combining acid-ether hydrogen bonding and imine bonds. This approach utilizes simple and scalable chemistries to produce a doubly dynamic hydrogel network, which features high water uptake, high strength and toughness, excellent fatigue resistance, fast and efficient self-healing, and superfast, programmable shape changing. Furthermore, deformed shapes can be memorized due to the large thermal hysteresis. This new type of shape-changing hydrogel is expected to be a key component in future biomedical, tissue, and soft robotic device applications.
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- Zhen Jiang
- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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