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Interfacial Engineering of Hierarchically Porous NiTi/Hydrogels Nanocomposites with Exceptional Antibiofouling Surfaces
Author(s) -
Zang Dongmian,
Yi Hui,
Gu Zhandong,
Chen Lie,
Han Dong,
Guo Xinglin,
Wang Shutao,
Liu Mingjie,
Jiang Lei
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201602869
Subject(s) - materials science , nanocomposite , self healing hydrogels , porosity , nickel titanium , nanoscopic scale , nanotechnology , composite material , shape memory alloy , polymer chemistry
Seamlessly bridging the hard and the soft , a strategy to fabricate hierarchically porous NiTi/hydrogels nanocomposites is reported. The nanocomposite surface can hold high‐content water while keeping its hierarchical nanoscale topography, thus showing exceptional antibiofouling performance. This strategy will lead to antibiofouling alloy (e.g., NiTi)/hydrogel nanocomposites for improved stents and other blood‐contacting implants and medical devices.