Issue 5, 2021

Supramolecular gelation controlled by an iodine clock

Abstract

Programming supramolecular assembly in the time domain is a fundamental aspect of the design of biomimetic materials. We achieved the time-controlled sol–gel transition of a poly(vinyl alcohol)–iodine supramolecular complex by generating iodine in situ with a clock reaction. We demonstrate that both the gelation time and the mechanical properties of the resulting hydrogel can be tuned by properly selecting the clock parameters or through competitive iodine complexation.

Graphical abstract: Supramolecular gelation controlled by an iodine clock

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 Dec 2020
Accepted
26 Jan 2021
First published
27 Jan 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Soft Matter, 2021,17, 1189-1193

Supramolecular gelation controlled by an iodine clock

S. Riedel, T. Schweizer, K. Smith-Mannschott, E. R. Dufresne and G. Panzarasa, Soft Matter, 2021, 17, 1189 DOI: 10.1039/D0SM02285C

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