Strain-Induced Crystallization in Tetra-Branched Poly(ethylene glycol) Hydrogels with a Common Network Structure

被引:8
作者
Hashimoto, Kei [1 ,2 ]
Enoki, Takato [1 ]
Liu, Chang [1 ]
Li, Xiang [1 ]
Sakai, Takamasa [3 ,4 ]
Mayumi, Koichi [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Inst Solid State Phys, Kashiwa, Chiba 2778581, Japan
[2] Gifu Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Chem & Biomol Sci, Gifu 5011193, Japan
[3] Univ Tokyo, Sch Engn, Dept Chem & Biotechnol, Tokyo 1138656, Japan
[4] Univ Tokyo, Sch Engn, Dept Bioengn, Tokyo 1138656, Japan
基金
日本学术振兴会;
关键词
SUPRAMOLECULAR HYDROGELS; NANOCOMPOSITE HYDROGELS; POLYMER NETWORKS; TOUGH; POLYETHERS; ELASTICITY; DESIGN; RUBBER; GELS;
D O I
10.1021/acs.macromol.3c02038
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Strain-induced crystallization (SIC) in hydrogels is a recently discovered toughening mechanism. This mechanism necessitates highly orientated polymer chains during stretching; thus, SIC is thought to be limited to specially designed networks, such as slidable cross-link networks or tribranched networks. In this study, we report the occurrence of SIC in a model hydrogel network prepared using tetra-branched polymers, which can be classified as a network with a simple and general structure. We propose that the polymer concentration and molecular weight between the branch points are the key factors governing SIC.
引用
收藏
页码:1461 / 1468
页数:8
相关论文
共 50 条
[1]   Fracture energy of polymer gels with controlled network structures [J].
Akagi, Yuki ;
Sakurai, Hayato ;
Gong, Jian Ping ;
Chung, Ung-il ;
Sakai, Takamasa .
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 2013, 139 (14)
[2]   Ultimate elongation of polymer gels with controlled network structure [J].
Akagi, Yuki ;
Katashima, Takuya ;
Sakurai, Hayato ;
Chung, Ung-il ;
Sakai, Takamasa .
RSC ADVANCES, 2013, 3 (32) :13251-13258
[3]   Transition between Phantom and Affine Network Model Observed in Polymer Gels with Controlled Network Structure [J].
Akagi, Yuki ;
Gong, Jian Ping ;
Chung, Ung-il ;
Sakai, Takamasa .
MACROMOLECULES, 2013, 46 (03) :1035-1040
[4]   Examination of the Theories of Rubber Elasticity Using an Ideal Polymer Network [J].
Akagi, Yuki ;
Katashima, Takuya ;
Katsumoto, Yukiteru ;
Fujii, Kenta ;
Matsunaga, Takuro ;
Chung, Ung-il ;
Shibayama, Mitsuhiro ;
Sakai, Takamasa .
MACROMOLECULES, 2011, 44 (14) :5817-5821
[5]   Materials for Smart Soft Actuator Systems [J].
Apsite, Indra ;
Salehi, Sahar ;
Ionov, Leonid .
CHEMICAL REVIEWS, 2022, 122 (01) :1349-1415
[6]   Fracture of model end-linked networks [J].
Barney, Christopher W. ;
Ye, Ziyu ;
Sacligil, Ipek ;
McLeod, Kelly R. ;
Zhang, Han ;
Tew, Gregory N. ;
Riggleman, Robert A. ;
Crosby, Alfred J. .
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 2022, 119 (07)
[7]   Soft double-network polydimethylsiloxane: fast healing of fracture toughness [J].
Chen, Chao ;
Fei, Hua-Feng ;
Watkins, James J. ;
Crosby, Alfred J. .
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, 2022, 10 (21) :11667-11675
[8]   Network Constitutional Isomers [J].
Clarke, Brandon R. ;
Tew, Gregory N. .
MACROMOLECULES, 2023, 56 (21) :8565-8573
[9]  
Dullien F. A. L., 1992, POROUS MEDIA FLUIDTR, P574
[10]   Flow-induced crystallisation of polymers from aqueous solution [J].
Dunderdale, Gary J. ;
Davidson, Sarah J. ;
Ryan, Anthony J. ;
Mykhaylyk, Oleksandr O. .
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 2020, 11 (01)