A metalloprotein-inspired thermo-gene for thermogels. Issue 21 (5th October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Kaerdun; Ma, Cheng; Wang, Wenkai; Zang, Shihao; Cai, Yiteng; Chen, Wei; Liu, Zeyu; Huang, Jianbin; Yan, Yun
• Is Part Of: Inorganic chemistry frontiers. Volume 7:Issue 21(2020)
• Page Start: 4086
• Page End: 4091
• Publication Date: 2020-10-05
• Subjects: Chemistry, Inorganic -- Periodicals; 546.05
• DOI: 10.1039/d0qi00788a
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2052-1553

Abstract

Abstract : Coordinating hydrogels may act as a thermo-gene to endow heat-melting conventional hydrogels with superior thermal stability at temperatures over 80 °C. Abstract : Physical hydrogels and many chemical hydrogels usually melt at temperatures higher than 40–50 °C. We show this by introducing a coordinating hydrogel as a thermo-gene. Heat-melting hydrogels can be transformed into thermogels that remain stable at temperatures over 80 °C. Devices made with this gel work stably at a high temperature of 80 °C. In combination with previous knowledge of anti-freezing hydrogels, the current work allows us to remove the bottleneck that limits the practical application of hydrogel-based flexible devices under different weather conditions.