Mesoporous silica particles as topologically crosslinking fillers for poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogels

  • Nobuyoshi Miyamoto
  • , Kotaro Shimasaki
  • , Kosuke Yamamoto
  • , Morio Shintate
  • , Yuichiro Kamachi
  • , Bishnu P Bastakoti
  • , Norihiro Suzuki
  • , Ryuhei Motokawa
  • , Yusuke Yamauchi

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Abstract

Here it is demonstrated that mesoporous silicas (MPSs) can be used as effective "topological crosslinkers" for poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPA) hydrogels to improve the mechanical property. Three-dimensional bicontinuous mesporous silica is found to effectively reinforce the PNIPA hydrogels, as compared to nonporous silica and two-dimensional hexagonally ordered mesoporous silica.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)14955-14958
Number of pages4
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume20
Issue number46
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 10 2014

Keywords

  • Hydrogels
  • Inorganic fillers
  • Mesoporous materials
  • Mesoporous silica
  • Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogel

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