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Bulk Alignment of Chromonic Aggregates During Swelling of Hydrogels
Author(s) -
Shiraishi Koji,
Takahashi Sawako,
Le Khoa V.,
Naka Yumiko,
Sasaki Takeo
Publication year - 2020
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.202070023
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , swelling , materials science , ionic bonding , polymer chemistry , anisotropy , ionic strength , chemical engineering , composite material , aqueous solution , chemistry , optics , organic chemistry , engineering , ion , physics
Front Cover : In article 1900631, Khoa V. Le and co‐workers demonstrate that chromonic aggregates binding to a positively charged hydrogel network through ionic bonds can be uniaxially aligned during the swelling of the hydrogel. Such chromonic‐aggregates‐incorporated hydrogels are optically anisotropic and show anisotropic mechanical properties during stretching.