Issue 54, 2016, Issue in Progress

Multi-responsive polyethylene-polyamine/gelatin hydrogel induced by non-covalent interactions

Abstract

By simply introducing a gelatin aqueous solution, the polyethylene-polyamine (PPA)/gelatin hydrogel with multi-stimuli-responsive properties was obtained. It was demonstrated that the hydrogel was formed via non-covalent interactions, which were able to provide various stimuli-responsiveness such as stress, pH and thermal/photo-thermal to the hydrogel. Furthermore, the adhesion experiment revealed that the hydrogel was similar in adhesive strength but more convenient in preparation compared to other biomacromolecule based hydrogel adhesives, while it held more stimuli-responsiveness properties. Therefore, such a general strategy of the PPA based hydrogel preparation displayed its great potential to design smart materials for multi-functional applications.

Graphical abstract: Multi-responsive polyethylene-polyamine/gelatin hydrogel induced by non-covalent interactions

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Mar 2016
Accepted
01 May 2016
First published
03 May 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 48661-48665

Author version available

Multi-responsive polyethylene-polyamine/gelatin hydrogel induced by non-covalent interactions

Z. Zhang, Y. Liu, X. Chen and Z. Shao, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 48661 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA05764K

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