Multiply Interpenetrating Polymer Networks: Preparation, Mechanical Properties, and Applications

Panteli, Panayiota A.; Patrickios, Costas S.

doi:10.3390/gels5030036

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Multiply Interpenetrating Polymer Networks: Preparation, Mechanical Properties, and Applications

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Panayiota A. Panteli

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Costas S. Patrickios

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Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, P. O. Box 20537, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus

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Gels 2019, 5(3), 36; https://doi.org/10.3390/gels5030036

Submission received: 12 March 2019 / Revised: 28 June 2019 / Accepted: 2 July 2019 / Published: 8 July 2019

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Challenges for Gel Materials in the 21st Century)

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This review summarizes work done on triply, or higher, interpenetrating polymer network materials prepared in order to widen the properties of double polymer network hydrogels (DN), doubly interpenetrating polymer networks with enhanced mechanical properties. The review will show that introduction of a third, or fourth, polymeric component in the DNs would further enhance the mechanical properties of the resulting materials, but may also introduce other useful functionalities, including electrical conductivity, low-friction coefficients, and (bio)degradability.

Keywords: triple networks; quadruple networks; quintuple networks; interpenetrating networks; hydrogels; mechanical properties

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Panteli, P.A.; Patrickios, C.S. Multiply Interpenetrating Polymer Networks: Preparation, Mechanical Properties, and Applications. Gels 2019, 5, 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels5030036

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Panteli PA, Patrickios CS. Multiply Interpenetrating Polymer Networks: Preparation, Mechanical Properties, and Applications. Gels. 2019; 5(3):36. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels5030036

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Panteli, Panayiota A., and Costas S. Patrickios. 2019. "Multiply Interpenetrating Polymer Networks: Preparation, Mechanical Properties, and Applications" Gels 5, no. 3: 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels5030036

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Panteli, P. A., & Patrickios, C. S. (2019). Multiply Interpenetrating Polymer Networks: Preparation, Mechanical Properties, and Applications. Gels, 5(3), 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels5030036

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