화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.117, 103-108, January, 2023
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2022.09.053  Export Citation
Convenient hydrogel adhesion with crystalline zones
Wen-Tao Chen, Liangpeng Zeng, Ping Li, Yi Liu, Jing-Liang Huang, Hui Guo†, Ping Rao1, †, and Wei-Hua Li†
  • School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, China
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power & Mechatronic System, Key Laboratory of Soft Machines and Smart Devices of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Adhering soft hydrogels to hard substrates is challenging. Existing adhesion approaches mainly rely on interfacial chemical bonds or physical interactions, which typically require complex fabrication processes or specific surface properties. Herein, we report a convenient approach to achieving effective hydrogel adhesion onto various hard substrates with in-situ formed crystalline zones by heating. Semicrystallizable poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels were directly cast on various subtracts by a dryingswelling process, which demonstrates strong adhesion with adhesion energy as high as 890 J/m2. The adhesion performance demonstrates an obvious positive correlation with the crystalline property. Therefore, the factors determining the crystalline degree, including the polymer type and preparation temperature, demonstrate remarkable influences on the adhesion performance. Moreover, this adhesion performance manifests high durability in harsh environments. Benefitting from the strong and durable adhesion performance, the crystalline gels can serve as a tie coating layer to joint various hydrogels, which demonstrate satisfactory antifouling ability. Therefore, this strategy may endow the materials with great potential for various practical applications in the future.
Keywords:Adhesion;Hydrogel;Crystallization;Poly(vinyl alcohol);Antifouling
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