己酰化乙二醇壳聚糖/泊洛沙姆复合水凝胶的制备及其药物缓释性能

为减少泊洛沙姆水凝胶的溶胶-凝胶转变温度对浓度的依赖性,以泊洛沙姆(P₄₀₇)为基材,将己酰化乙二醇壳聚糖(HGC)与泊洛沙姆复合,制备了己酰化乙二醇壳聚糖/泊洛沙姆(HGC/P₄₀₇)复合水凝胶,利用FTIR、SEM及试管反转法探讨了HGC/P₄₀₇复合水凝胶的性能,并利用紫外-可见分光光度计(UV-vis)对HGC/P₄₀₇复合水凝胶的体外药物缓释性能进行表征。结果表明,通过控制HGC的加入量,基于3%泊洛沙姆的HGC/P₄₀₇复合水凝胶即可发生溶胶-凝胶转变现象,并使HGC/P₄₀₇复合水凝胶的溶胶-凝胶转变温度处于32~37℃。HGC/P₄₀₇复合水凝胶具有高度孔隙率,孔隙之间相互连通,孔径大小处于10~90μm的范围之内。HGC/P₄₀₇复合水凝胶对抗癌药物吉西他滨的释药量达到82.4%~90.6%,缓释时间可达80 h左右。HGC/P₄₀₇复合水凝胶在可注射药物载体领域具有重要的应用前景。     

石墨烯/氧化石墨烯基复合水凝胶的研究进展

纳米填料在改善传统聚合物水凝胶力学强度方面展现出显著的优点。石墨烯(GN)及其衍生物作为新型碳纳米材料,是目前制备纳米复合水凝胶的研究热点。重点介绍了GN及氧化石墨烯(GO)基复合水凝胶的制备方法,以及GN/GO对传统水凝胶力学性能、溶胀性能、导电性能及吸附性能改善方面的研究进展及应用,最后展望了其改性传统水凝胶的发展方向及潜在应用。     

含铜硅酸钙纳米棒复合水凝胶用于肿瘤治疗和皮肤伤口愈合性能研究

为了清除皮肤肿瘤手术切除后的残余肿瘤细胞并促进皮肤伤口愈合, 开发一种具有肿瘤治疗和促进皮肤伤口愈合功能的水凝胶具有重要意义。本研究以水合硅酸钙纳米线为基体材料, 以NaCl和KCl为熔盐介质, CuSO₄•5H₂O为铜源, 采用熔盐法制备了含铜硅酸钙(Cu-CS)纳米棒, 并将其复合到海藻酸钠水凝胶得到Cu-CS纳米棒复合水凝胶(Cu-CS/SA)。实验结果表明, 随着铜盐添加量增大和熔盐处理温度升高, Cu-CS纳米棒的Cu含量逐渐上升, 但其催化过氧化氢(H₂O₂)生成羟基自由基(•OH)的性能呈现先升高后下降的趋势; 在3%铜盐添加量和熔盐处理温度700 ℃条件下所制备的3Cu-CS纳米棒具有最佳的催化性能, Cu元素均匀地分布在纳米棒表面, 其价态为+2价, 且Cu元素的含量极低, 仅为0.61%。细胞实验发现Cu-CS纳米棒含量不超过20%的复合水凝胶具有良好的生物相容性, 并且Cu- CS/SA水凝胶在模拟肿瘤微环境条件下能催化H₂O₂生成高细胞毒性的•OH, 进而实现化学动力学治疗肿瘤的效果, 同时还能促进血管内皮细胞和成纤维细胞的增殖和迁移。因此, Cu-CS纳米棒复合水凝胶有望用于皮肤肿瘤术后治疗。     

高强度Poly(AM-co-IA)/Al_2O_3纳米复合水凝胶的制备及形状记忆行为EI北大核心CSCD

以氧化铝(Al_2O_3)纳米粒子作为无机交联剂,丙烯酰胺(AM)和衣康酸(IA)为单体,原位自由基聚合制备了高强度PAI/Al_2O_3纳米复合水凝胶,并提出了水凝胶的交联机理。对纳米复合水凝胶的力学性质、微观结构和溶胀性质进行了表征。结果表明,制备的水凝胶具有优异力学性能,拉伸和压缩强度分别可达477 k Pa和13.45 MPa。此外,PAI/Al_2O_3纳米复合水凝胶还表现出透明的外观,规整的网络结构,较低的溶胀率以及水驱动的形状记忆行为。因此,这种水凝胶在生物医学领域有广阔的应用前景。     

高强度Poly(AM-co-IA)/Al_2O_3纳米复合水凝胶的制备及形状记忆行为

以氧化铝(Al_2O_3)纳米粒子作为无机交联剂,丙烯酰胺(AM)和衣康酸(IA)为单体,原位自由基聚合制备了高强度PAI/Al_2O_3纳米复合水凝胶,并提出了水凝胶的交联机理。对纳米复合水凝胶的力学性质、微观结构和溶胀性质进行了表征。结果表明,制备的水凝胶具有优异力学性能,拉伸和压缩强度分别可达477 k Pa和13.45 MPa。此外,PAI/Al_2O_3纳米复合水凝胶还表现出透明的外观,规整的网络结构,较低的溶胀率以及水驱动的形状记忆行为。因此,这种水凝胶在生物医学领域有广阔的应用前景。     

细菌纤维素/聚谷氨酸复合水凝胶的辐照制备及性能

采用Co~(60)-γ射线辐照交联法制备细菌纤维素/聚谷氨酸(BC/PGA)复合水凝胶。采用红外光谱和扫描电子显微镜等对复合水凝胶的结构进行表征,研究了BC引入对复合水凝胶的凝胶分数、热失重、溶胀性能、压缩性能和流变性能的影响,并利用CCK-8法对复合水凝胶进行了细胞毒性评价。研究结果表明,辐照作用下BC纳米纤维和PGA形成双交联复合凝胶网络,BC可有效增加复合水凝胶的压缩强度、储能模量(G')和凝胶分数,降低复合水凝胶的平衡溶胀度。50kGy辐照剂量下,相对于纯PGA水凝胶,复合水凝胶压缩强度增大5倍,G'增大10倍。同时复合水凝胶无细胞毒性,可安全应用于生物医学领域。     

丙烯酸纤维素纳米纤丝复合水凝胶颗粒的制备及其性能研究

以丙烯酸纤维素纳米纤丝（ACL-CNF）为聚合轴心，以过硫酸铵（NH₄）₂S₂O₈)为引发剂与丙烯酰胺（AM）、2-丙烯酰胺-2甲基丙磺酸（AMPS）通过反相悬浮聚合制备出复合水凝胶微球P（AAACC）。对P（AAACC）的聚合过程、微观形态、溶胀性、机械强度以及耐温耐盐性进行了研究。结果表明，在盐浓度为10%（质量分数）时平衡溶胀倍率为13.59 g/g,在120℃时平衡溶胀倍率为30.15 g/g,与普通水凝胶相比分别提高了2.63倍和3.15倍；复合水凝胶颗粒在压缩比为85%时恢复性为84.8%,而普通水凝胶已经出现破裂；利用TG-DTG分析可以看出ACL-CNF与单体之间发生了共聚反应，并且热稳定性得到了提升；在高温高盐下老化七天后复合水凝胶颗粒的保水率为92.1%与普通水凝胶相比提高了11%,机械强度在去离子水和盐水中分别提升了2.5倍和2.79倍。     

CMCS/PNIPA/粘土纳米复合水凝胶的结构与性能

以无机粘土作为交联剂制备了pH/温度双重响应的羧甲基壳聚糖/聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)/粘土半互穿网络(CMCS/PNIPA/Clay semi-IPN)纳米复合水凝胶,对其结构、形态及溶胀行为等进行了研究。实验表明,无机粘土被剥离成纳米尺寸的片层,均匀分散在凝胶网络中,起交联剂的作用,CMCS以线性大分子存在于水凝胶中。CMCS/PNIPA/Clay纳米复合水凝胶在33℃出现体积相转变,与传统PNIPA凝胶一致;当pH值在CMCS的等电点附近时,凝胶的溶胀度出现最小值。     

PAM/AMPS/GO纳米复合水凝胶的制备及染料吸附性能研究

通过原位溶液聚合法制备聚丙烯酰胺/2-丙烯酰胺-2-甲基丙磺酸/氧化石墨烯(PAM/AMPS/GO)纳米复合水凝胶。采用X射线衍射和红外谱图对复合水凝胶的结构进行了表征,并研究pH对水凝胶的染料吸附性能的影响。结果表明:GO与聚合物基体间存在较强的相互作用,能够均匀的分散在基体中。另外,复合水凝胶在中性溶液中对亚甲基蓝染料的吸附效果最佳,且最快达到吸附平衡。     

羟基磷灰石纳米纤维增强甲基丙烯酸酐改性明胶复合水凝胶的制备及性能

采用溶剂热法制备了具有超高长径比的羟基磷灰石(HAP)纳米纤维,并将其与甲基丙烯酸酐改性明胶(GelMA)结合,利用紫外光交联制备了HAP纳米纤维/GelMA复合水凝胶。通过SEM、XRD、力学测试、溶胀测试、降解测试、细胞培养等对HAP纳米纤维/GelMA复合水凝胶进行结构表征和性能测试。SEM断面观察表明,HAP纳米纤维/GelMA水凝胶呈三维孔隙贯通的多孔结构。力学实验表明,HAP纳米纤维能有效增强水凝胶的弹性模量,且随着HAP纳米纤维添加量的增加,力学性能增强效果越明显。溶胀实验表明,当HAP纳米纤维质量分数为5.2wt%~14.2wt%时,HAP纳米纤维复合水凝胶的溶胀率变化不明显,当质量分数为18.2wt%时,溶胀率降低。降解实验表明,HAP纳米纤维的加入能有效保持水凝胶结构形态,使其更加稳定可控。细胞包裹培养实验表明,HAP纳米纤维/GelMA复合水凝胶能为细胞提供良好的三维生长环境,表现出优良的生物相容性。本实验制备的HAP纳米纤维/GelMA复合水凝胶在组织工程领域有着良好的应用前景。      

聚丙烯酰胺/改性纳米纤维素晶体纳米复合水凝胶的光聚合制备与表征

先用马来酸酐对纳米纤维素晶体(NCC)进行表面改性得表面含碳-碳双键的改性NCC(mNCC),然后将丙烯酰胺(AM)和mNCC一起光聚合得PAM/mNCC纳米复合水凝胶;通过红外光谱、扫描电镜、热重分析、差热分析、溶胀实验和拉伸实验研究了水凝胶的结构和性能。结果表明,PAM/mNCC纳米复合水凝胶是一种物理/化学共交联水凝胶;与用质量分数0.25%N,N-亚甲基双丙烯酰胺交联的PAM水凝胶相比,PAM/mNCC纳米复合水凝胶中的微孔尺寸分布更宽,PAM分子链的起始分解温度和玻璃化转变温度升高;当mNCC的用量占AM质量的5%~10%时,PAM/mNCC纳米复合水凝胶的饱和溶胀率、拉伸强度、断裂伸长率分别为PAM水凝胶的2.1~2.7倍、0.45~1.1倍、3.8~7.1倍。     

Nanocomposite hydrogels

Hydrogels, which consist of three-dimensional polymer networks and large amounts of water, have long been believed to be interesting but mechanically fragile materials limited to specific uses. Recently, important breakthroughs have been made as a result of the creation of nanocomposite hydrogels (NC gels), and most of the traditional limitations of hydrogels have been overcome. NC gels are prepared by in situ free-radical polymerization at high yield under mild conditions (near ambient temperature, without stirring), and various shapes and surface forms are readily obtained. Because of their unique organic (polymer)/inorganic (clay) network structure, high toughness and excellent optical properties and stimulus-sensitivity are simultaneously realized in NC gels. Furthermore, NC gels exhibit a number of interesting new characteristics. In this paper, the fundamental and recent developments related to NC gels are reviewed.     

Highly Dynamic Nanocomposite Hydrogels Self‐Assembled by Metal Ion‐Ligand Coordination

Hydrogels are emerging biomaterials with desirable physicochemical characteristics. Doping of metal ions such as Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, and Fe²⁺ provides the hydrogels with unique attributes, including bioactivity, conductivity, and tunability. Traditionally, this doping is achieved by the interaction between metal ions and corresponding ligands or the direct incorporation of as‐prepared metal‐based nanoparticles (NPs). However, these approaches rely on a complex and laborious preparation and are typically restricted to few selected ion species. Herein, by mixing aqueous solutions of ligands (bisphosphonates, BPs), polymer grafted with ligands, and metal ions, a series of self‐assembled metallic‐ion nanocomposite hydrogels that are stabilized by the in situ formed ligand‐metal ion (BP‐M) NPs are prepared. Owing to the universal coordination between BPs and multivalent metal ions, the strategy is highly versatile and can be generalized for a wide array of metal ions. Such hydrogels exhibit a wide spectrum of mechanical properties and remarkable dynamic properties, such as excellent injectability, rapid stress relaxation, efficient ion diffusion, and triggered disassembly for harvesting encapsulated cells. Meanwhile, the hydrogels can be conveniently coated or patterned onto the surface of metals via electrophoresis. This work presents a universal strategy to prepare designer nanocomposite materials with highly tunable and dynamic behaviors.     

Layered Rare‐Earth Hydroxide/Polyacrylamide Nanocomposite Hydrogels with Highly Tunable Photoluminescence

Polymer nanocomposite (NC) hydrogels, with 3D networks composed of delaminated inorganic nanoparticles and a polymer matrix, usually display super mechanical toughness. However, the few types of inorganic materials and relatively scarce research for NC hydrogel functions seriously limit their applications. For the first time layered rare‐earth hydroxide (LRH)/polyacrylamide NC hydrogels with highly tunable photoluminescence (PL) function are reported, prepared via a convenient and green in situ polymerization process. Interestingly, the NC hydrogels reveal exciting multicolored PL phenomenon (green, yellow, orange, reddish‐orange to bluish violet), long luminescence lifetime, and relatively high quantum efficiency. Furthermore, the fascinating PL function is highly tunable by adjusting LRH constituent or its concentration, and excitation wavelength. The results highlight the fabrication and applications of functional polymer NC hydrogels with highly tunable PL function.     

Poly(DMAEMA-co-VP)/Fe_3O_4纳米复合水凝胶的制备及性能

以甲基丙烯酸-N,N-二甲氨基乙酯(DMAEMA)、4-乙烯基吡啶(VP)为单体,N,N-亚甲基双丙烯酰胺(BIS)为交联剂,在Fe_3O_4纳米粒子分散液中原位共聚制备了具有温度、pH、磁场三重响应性的纳米复合水凝胶。对纳米复合水凝胶的溶胀性能、温敏性、pH敏感性、磁场响应性等性能进行了研究,进而考察了纳米复合水凝胶对重金属离子(Cu~(2+))的吸附脱附行为。结果表明,纳米复合水凝胶具有良好的温敏性、pH敏感性和磁场响应性,并且对重金属离子(Cu~(2+))有可逆的吸附-脱附作用。     

Self-assembled lamellar MoS2, SnS2 and SiO2 semiconducting polymer nanocomposites

Lamellar nanocomposites based on semiconducting polymers incorporated into layered inorganic matrices are prepared by the co-assembly of organic and inorganic precursors. Semiconducting polymer-incorporated silica is prepared by introducing the semiconducting polymers into a tetrahydrofuran (THF)/water homogeneous sol solution containing silica precursor species and a surface-active agent. Semiconducting polymer-incorporated MoS(2) and SnS(2) are prepared by Li intercalation into the inorganic compound, exfoliation and restack in the presence of the semiconducting polymer. All lamellar nanocomposite films are organized in domains aligned parallel to the substrate surface plane. The incorporated polymers maintain their semiconducting properties, as evident from their optical absorption and photoluminescence spectra. The optoelectronic properties of the nanocomposites depend on the properties of both the inorganic host and the incorporated guest polymer as demonstrated by integrating the nanocomposite films into light-emitting diodes. Devices based on polymer-incorporated silica and polymer-incorporated MoS(2) show no diode behaviour and no light emission due to the insulating and metallic properties of the silica and MoS(2) hosts. In contrast, diode performance and electroluminescence are obtained from devices based on semiconducting polymer-incorporated semiconducting SnS(2), demonstrating that judicious selection of the composite components in combination with the optimization of material synthesis conditions allows new hierarchical structures to be tailored for electronic and optoelectronic applications.     

Vacancy‐Driven Gelation Using Defect‐Rich Nanoassemblies of 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides and Polymeric Binder for Biomedical Applications

A new approach of vacancy‐driven gelation to obtain chemically crosslinked hydrogels from defect‐rich 2D molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) nanoassemblies and polymeric binder is reported. This approach utilizes the planar and edge atomic defects available on the surface of the 2D MoS₂ nanoassemblies to form mechanically resilient and elastomeric nanocomposite hydrogels. The atomic defects present on the lattice plane of 2D MoS₂ nanoassemblies are due to atomic vacancies and can act as an active center for vacancy‐driven gelation with a thiol‐activated terminal such as four‐arm poly(ethylene glycol)–thiol (PEG‐SH) via chemisorption. By modulating the number of vacancies on the 2D MoS₂ nanoassemblies, the physical and chemical properties of the hydrogel network can be controlled. This vacancy‐driven gelation process does not require external stimuli such as UV exposure, chemical initiator, or thermal agitation for crosslinking and thus provides a nontoxic and facile approach to encapsulate cells and proteins. 2D MoS₂ nanoassemblies are cytocompatible, and encapsulated cells in the nanocomposite hydrogels show high viability. Overall, the nanoengineered hydrogel obtained from vacancy‐driven gelation is mechanically resilient and can be used for a range of biomedical applications including tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and cell and therapeutic delivery.     

In situ controlled synthesis of thermosensitive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/Au nanocomposite hydrogels by gamma radiation for catalytic application

Thermosensitive poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM)/Au nanoparticle (NP) nanocomposite hydrogels are synthesized by in situ γ‐radiation‐assisted polymerization of N‐isopropylacrylamide monomer aqueous solution in the presence of HAuCl₄·4H₂O. In this reaction, the PNIPAM hydrogels and the Au NPs are formed simultaneously, thus demonstrating an easy and straightforward synthetic strategy for the preparation of a uniform nanocomposite. The results suggest that increasing the monomer content during the preparation of nanocomposite materials can increase the sizes of Au NPs. The effects of irradiation dose and concentration of HAuCl₄·4H₂O on the optical and thermal properties of the hydrogel are also investigated. The PNIPAM/Au nanocomposite hydrogels act as an excellent catalyst for the conversion of o‐nitroaniline to 1,2‐benzenediamine, and the catalytic activity of the composite hydrogel can be tuned by the volume transition of PNIPAM. The in situ polymerization of monomer and reduction of metal ions initiated by a “clean” and “green” γ‐radiation technique can be extended to the efficient synthesis of other nanocomposite materials.     

Effect of silver nanoparticles content on the various properties of nanocomposite hydrogels by in situ polymerization

A series of nanocomposite hydrogels (APEAg series gels) were prepared from acrylic acid, poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate, and silver nanoparticles through in situ polymerization by UV irradiation. The effect of the content of silver nanoparticle on the properties of the nanocomposite hydrogels was investigated. Results showed that, with increasing of the content of the silver nanoparticle in the hydrogels, the crosslinking density and shear modulus of the hydrogel were not obviously changed, the electrical conductivities of the nanocomposite hydrogels increased, and their initial rate of Escherichia coli inactivation significantly increased, but their adhesive force only slightly decreased. These materials can be assessed as promising bioadhesive patch or wound-dressing material or electrical massage patch.     

Hydrophobicity study of polytetrafluoroethylene nanocomposite films

In the present work, inorganic fullerene-like tungsten disulfide (IF-WS₂) nanoparticles have been incorporated into polytetrafluoroethylene films using aerosol-assisted deposition process. The hydrophobic behavior of the nanocomposite film has been investigated and the result shows that the hydrophobicity of PTFE films can significantly be improved with the incorporation of IF-WS₂ nanoparticles. An oblate spheroid model which takes into the consideration of surface roughness effect has been proposed, to simulate the hydrophobic behavior, based on the surface roughness and peak density of the nanocomposite films. This hydrophobic model can provide a useful guideline to describe and predict the hydrophobicity of nanocomposite films, from the input of parameters such as surface energy, roughness and liquid properties.