Thermo-responsive, mechanically robust and 3D printable supramolecular hydrogels
Jiarong Wang, Mingyu Guo
Abstract
Mechanically strong polyurethane-urea copolymer based supramolecular hydrogels with thermo-responsive surface wettability and 3D printable characters were developed using α-dihydroxyl terminated PNIPAm as chain-extender.
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsCopolymerWettingSupramolecular chemistryMaterials sciencePolymer chemistryExtenderPolyurethaneChemical engineeringChemistryComposite materialOrganic chemistryMoleculePolymerEngineeringHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization