Highly stretchable, self-healing, and 3D printing prefabricatable hydrophobic association hydrogels with the assistance of electrostatic interaction

• Published in: Polymer chemistry Vol. 11; no. 29; pp. 4741 - 4748
• Main Authors: Chen, Heng, Hao, Beibei, Ge, Penghui, Chen, Shaojun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 07.08.2020
• Subjects: Acrylics; Copolymerization; Crosslinking; Elongation; Emulsion polymerization; Hydrogels; Hydrophobicity; Mechanical properties; Methacrylic acid; Modulus of elasticity; Moisture content; Polymer chemistry; Precursors; Tensile strength; Three dimensional printing

Outstanding mechanical performances and designable architectures are essential for hydrogels when applied as structural materials. In this work, a series of physically cross-linked hydrogels were prepared by copolymerization of a hydrophobic monomer of butyl acrylate and an ampholytic cross-linker o...