Swelling and Mechanical Properties of Polyacrylamide-Derivative Dual-Crosslink Hydrogels Having Metal–Ligand Coordination Bonds as Transient Crosslinks
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Dual-Crosslink Gels by One-Pot Synthesis
2.2. Dual-Crosslink Gels by the Diffusion Method
2.2.1. Absorption of Ni2+ Ions
2.2.2. Swelling of the Dual-Crosslink Gels and Effect of NaCl
2.3. Mechanical Properties of the Dual-Crosslink Gels
2.3.1. Linear Rheology
2.3.2. Uniaxial Tensile Tests
3. Conclusions
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Materials
4.2. P(AAm-Co-VIm) Chemical Gel Synthesis
4.3. P(AAm-Co-VIm) Dual-Crosslink Gel Synthesis
4.3.1. One-Pot Synthesis
4.3.2. Diffusion Method
4.4. Linear Rheology: Small Strain Shear Tests
4.5. Nonlinear Mechanics: Uniaxial Tensile Tests
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Debertrand, L.; Zhao, J.; Creton, C.; Narita, T. Swelling and Mechanical Properties of Polyacrylamide-Derivative Dual-Crosslink Hydrogels Having Metal–Ligand Coordination Bonds as Transient Crosslinks. Gels 2021, 7, 72. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels7020072
Debertrand L, Zhao J, Creton C, Narita T. Swelling and Mechanical Properties of Polyacrylamide-Derivative Dual-Crosslink Hydrogels Having Metal–Ligand Coordination Bonds as Transient Crosslinks. Gels. 2021; 7(2):72. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels7020072
Chicago/Turabian StyleDebertrand, Louis, Jingwen Zhao, Costantino Creton, and Tetsuharu Narita. 2021. "Swelling and Mechanical Properties of Polyacrylamide-Derivative Dual-Crosslink Hydrogels Having Metal–Ligand Coordination Bonds as Transient Crosslinks" Gels 7, no. 2: 72. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels7020072