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Supramolecular Assembly of Self‐Healing Nanocomposite Hydrogels
Author(s) -
Gerth Marieke,
Bohdan Malgorzata,
Fokkink Remco,
Voets Ilja,
van der Gucht Jasper,
Sprakel Joris
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.201400543
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , self healing , nanocomposite , materials science , supramolecular chemistry , self assembly , composite number , transparency (behavior) , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , polymer chemistry , composite material , chemistry , computer science , crystallography , crystal structure , medicine , alternative medicine , computer security , pathology
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.