JOURNAL ARTICLE

Photo-adaptable shape memory hydrogels based on orthogonal supramolecular interactions

Manqing XieChen WuChongyi ChenYing LiuChuanzhuang Zhao

Year: 2019 Journal:   Polymer Chemistry Vol: 10 (35)Pages: 4852-4858   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

A novel shape memory hydrogel with photo-adaptable permanent shape has been developed on the basis of alginate–Ca2+ coordination and the host–guest interaction between α-cyclodextrin and azobenzene.

Keywords:
Azobenzene Supramolecular chemistry Self-healing hydrogels Shape-memory alloy Cyclodextrin Materials science Chemistry Crystallography Polymer chemistry Composite material Organic chemistry Crystal structure Polymer

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Polymer composites and self-healing
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Polymers and Plastics
Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
Life Sciences →  Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology →  Molecular Medicine
Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Materials Chemistry
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