Supramolecular assembly of self-healing nanocomposite hydrogels

Marieke Gerth, Malgorzata Bohdan, Remco Fokkink, Ilja K. Voets, Jasper Van Der Gucht, Joris Sprakel*

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Abstract

Hierarchical self-assembly of transient composite hydrogels is demonstrated through a two-step, orthogonal strategy using nanoparticle tectons interconnected through metal-ligand coordination complexes. The resulting materials are highly tunable with moduli and viscosities spanning many orders of magnitude, and show promising self-healing properties, while maintaining complete optical transparency.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2065-2070
Number of pages6
JournalMacromolecular Rapid Communications
Volume35
Issue number24
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Oct 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Colloids
  • Coordination chemistry
  • Nanoparticles
  • Selfassembly
  • Transient

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