Development of Lignin Supramolecular Hydrogels with Mechanically Responsive and Self-Healing Properties

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• 作者：Dan Kai ; Zhi Wei Low ; Sing Shy Liow ; Anis Abdul Karim ; Hongye Ye ; Guorui Jin ; Kai Li ; Xian Jun Loh
• 刊名：ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：September 8, 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：3
• 期：9
• 页码：2160-2169
• 全文大小：555K
• ISSN：2168-0485

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The development of functional polymers from renewable lignin is attractive due to the depletion of fossil fuel and increasing environmental usage. A series of poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PEGMA)-grafted lignin hyperbranched copolymers were prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The chemical structures, molecular characteristic and thermal properties of these copolymers were evaluated and such copolymers were prepared in a range of molecular weights from 38.7 to 65.0 kDa by adjusting the PEGMA-to-lignin weight ratio. As a result from their hyperbranch architecture, their aqueous solutions were found to form supramolecular hydrogels with a very low critical gelation concentration of 1 wt % copolymers, in the presence of 伪-cyclodextrin (伪-CD). The rheological properties of the supramolecular assemblies were investigated and these hydrogel systems showed tunable mechanical response and excellent self-healing capability. Combined with good biocompatibility, these new types of green supramolecular hydrogels based on lignin鈥揚EGMA/cyclodextrin inclusion are potentially useful as a smart biomaterial for biomedical application.