Restructuring of Hydrogel Polymer Networks via Ion Storming
Weicheng Kong
State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems & Liangzhu Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027 China
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027 China
Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Process and Equipment of Zhejiang Province, College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027 China
Search for more papers by this authorYuling Lu
School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116 China
Search for more papers by this authorXimin Yuan
State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems & Liangzhu Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027 China
Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Process and Equipment of Zhejiang Province, College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027 China
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Yong He
State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems & Liangzhu Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027 China
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027 China
Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Process and Equipment of Zhejiang Province, College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027 China
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorWeicheng Kong
State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems & Liangzhu Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027 China
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027 China
Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Process and Equipment of Zhejiang Province, College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027 China
Search for more papers by this authorYuling Lu
School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116 China
Search for more papers by this authorXimin Yuan
State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems & Liangzhu Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027 China
Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Process and Equipment of Zhejiang Province, College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027 China
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Yong He
State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems & Liangzhu Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027 China
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027 China
Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Process and Equipment of Zhejiang Province, College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027 China
Email: [email protected]
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Hydrogel is a 3D network gel with high hydrophilicity, and its mechanical properties are weakened by the disordered polymer network. Although traditional techniques such as directional freezing and salting-out improve the mechanical properties of the hydrogel, the biomedical and chemical engineering applications are limited by the complex processing procedures. In view of this situation, an urgent demand for the non-intrusive in situ hydrogel processing technique is required, and the disordered polymer network resembles a tangled yarn that can be unraveled through the external electric field. It is of interest to elucidate whether there are countless ions at the atomic-scale that can instantly align the disordered polymer networks in the hydrogel. In this study, it is first demonstrated that these ions can move in the hydrogels under the action of the electric field. The rapid ion vibrations break the hydrogen bonds to restructure the networks under the action of the high-frequency electric field, and the soft hydrogel is formed; while that generates the coordination under the action of the low-frequency field, and the tough hydrogel is obtained. This technique integrates the structure and material in the hydrogels, which enhances the mechanical properties of the 3D-printed hydrogel components.
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