An extremely tough and ionic conductive natural-polymer-based double network hydrogel
Xingyue Sun, Yongzhi Liang, Lina Ye, Haiyi Liang
Abstract
in the gellan gum network. The high ionic conductivity of the DN gel is attributed to the infiltration of the DN gel in a salt solution of high concentration. The developed gellan gum/gelatin DN hydrogel has shown a new pathway towards strengthening natural-polymer-based DN hydrogels and towards potential applications in biomedical engineering and flexible electronic devices.
Topics & Concepts
Gellan gumSelf-healing hydrogelsGelatinMaterials sciencePolymerInterpenetrating polymer networkIonic bondingComposite materialChemical engineeringToughnessArtificial muscleIonic conductivityPolymer chemistryActuatorChemistryOrganic chemistryElectrodeElectrolyteElectrical engineeringFood sciencePhysical chemistryIonEngineeringAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications