High Mechanical Performance Based on Physically Linked Double Network (DN) Hydrogels
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of Agar/PAA/HEC Double Network (DN) Hydrogels
2.3. Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) Test
2.4. Morphology Characterization
2.5. Measurement of Mechanical Properties
2.6. Swelling Properties Test
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Preparation of the Agar/PAA/HEC DN Hydrogels
3.2. The Mechanical Properties of the Agar/PAA/HEC DN Hydrogels
3.3. Swelling Properties of the Agar/PAA/HEC DN Hydrogels
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Synthesis | Tensile Test | |||
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HEC/AA/H2O (g/g/g) | HEC viscosity (mpa.s, 25 °C) | Strain at fracture (mm/mm) | Stress at fracture (kPa) | Tensile modulus (kPa) | |
Gel-1 | 0.05/2/10 | 5000–6400 | 15.1 | 125.5 | 4.5 |
Gel-2 | 0.10/2/10 | 5000–6400 | 16.7 | 147.6 | 18.5 |
Gel-3 | 0.15/2/10 | 5000–6400 | 19.9 | 160.2 | 21.9 |
Gel-4 | 0.2/2/10 | 5000–6400 | 14.6 | 99.3 | 9.3 |
Sample | Synthesis | Tensile Test | |||
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HEC/AA/H2O (g/g/g) | HEC viscosity (mpa.s, 25 °C) | Strain at fracture (mm/mm) | Stress at fracture (kPa) | Tensile modulus (kPa) | |
Gel-5 | 0.15/2/10 | 80–125 | 8.6 | 138.0 | 27.4 |
Gel-6 | 0.15/2/10 | 1000–1500 | 12.0 | 131.4 | 22.1 |
Gel-7 | 0.15/2/10 | 5000–6400 | 19.9 | 160.2 | 21.9 |
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Niu, L.; Zhang, Y.; Shen, L.; Sheng, Q.; Fu, S.; Chen, S.; Du, Y.; Chen, Y.; Liu, Y. High Mechanical Performance Based on Physically Linked Double Network (DN) Hydrogels. Materials 2019, 12, 3333. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12203333
Niu L, Zhang Y, Shen L, Sheng Q, Fu S, Chen S, Du Y, Chen Y, Liu Y. High Mechanical Performance Based on Physically Linked Double Network (DN) Hydrogels. Materials. 2019; 12(20):3333. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12203333
Chicago/Turabian StyleNiu, Li, Yutao Zhang, Liyu Shen, Qiuyue Sheng, Shuai Fu, Shiyan Chen, Yun Du, Ying Chen, and Yupeng Liu. 2019. "High Mechanical Performance Based on Physically Linked Double Network (DN) Hydrogels" Materials 12, no. 20: 3333. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12203333