Tough protein organohydrogels. Issue 45 (16th October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhou, Dan; Chen, Fan; Wang, Jiahui; Li, Tianzhen; Li, Baijia; Zhang, Jie; Zhou, Xiaohu; Gan, Tiansheng; Handschuh-Wang, Stephan; Zhou, Xuechang
• Is Part Of: Journal of materials chemistry. Volume 6:Issue 45(2018)
• Page Start: 7366
• Page End: 7372
• Publication Date: 2018-10-16
• Subjects: Materials -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Analytic -- Periodicals; Biomedical materials -- Research -- Periodicals; 543.0284
• DOI: 10.1039/c8tb02236d
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-750X

Abstract

Abstract : Tough protein organohydrogels are fabricated by applying a solvent displacement-induced toughening (SDIT) strategy. By one-step SDIT, relatively weak and brittle protein hydrogels change to protein organohydrogels with remarkably high performance in anti-freezing, non-drying, topological healing, thermal plasticizing, mechanical toughness and stretchability. Abstract : Tough protein organohydrogels were fabricated by applying a solvent displacement-induced toughening (SDIT) strategy. With SDIT, traditionally weak and brittle protein hydrogels were altered to protein organohydrogels with remarkably high performance in anti-freezing, non-drying, topological healing, thermal plasticizing, mechanical toughness and stretchability. The SDIT opens a reliable and straightforward path to develop novel biomimetic materials and artificial devices from abandunt protein-based sources.