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Supramolecular polymer networks: hydrogels and bulk materials

2016; Royal Society of Chemistry; Volume: 45; Issue: 14 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1039/c6cs00130k

1460-4744

Lenny Voorhaar, Richard Hoogenboom,

Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications

Supramolecular polymer networks are materials crosslinked by reversible supramolecular interactions, such as hydrogen bonding or electrostatic interactions. Supramolecular materials show very interesting and useful properties resulting from their dynamic nature, such as self-healing, stimuli-responsiveness and adaptability. Here we will discuss recent progress in polymer-based supramolecular networks for the formation of hydrogels and bulk materials.