Ionic-covalent entanglement hydrogels from gellan gum, carrageenan and an epoxy-amine
- 1 January 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Soft Matter
- Vol. 9 (11), 3009-3012
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c3sm27413f
Abstract
A ‘one pot’ preparation of interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels with double network characteristics is presented. A small addition of biopolymer dramatically increases the stiffness and strength of the epoxy-amine gels without affecting the large strain at failure value.Keywords
This publication has 22 references indexed in Scilit:
- Super tough double network hydrogels and their application as biomaterialsPolymer, 2012
- Electro‐conductive double‐network hydrogelsJournal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 2012
- Hydrogels for Soft MachinesAdvanced Materials, 2009
- Biomimetic strain hardening in interpenetrating polymer network hydrogelsPolymer, 2007
- Double‐Network Hydrogels with Extremely High Mechanical StrengthAdvanced Materials, 2003
- Rheology of aqueous solutions of food additives: Effect of concentration, temperature and blendingJournal of Food Engineering, 2003
- Hydrogels: from controlled release to pH-responsive drug deliveryDrug Discovery Today, 2002
- Soft contact lens polymers: an evolutionBiomaterials, 2001
- Synthesis of Hydrogels with Extremely Low Surface FrictionJournal of the American Chemical Society, 2001
- Tear propagation resistance of semicrystalline polymeric networksPolymer, 1977