Thermally Triggered Injectable Underwater Adhesives

Autor: Mehdi Vahdati, Costantino Creton, Dominique Hourdet, Guylaine Ducouret
Přispěvatelé: Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle (SIMM), ESPCI ParisTech-PSL Research University (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Sciences et Ingénierie de la Matière Molle (UMR 7615) (SIMM), Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris (ESPCI Paris), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Macromolecular Rapid Communications
Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Wiley-VCH Verlag, 2020, pp.1900653. ⟨10.1002/marc.201900653⟩
ISSN: 1022-1336
1521-3927
Popis: International audience; We report a novel bioinspired underwater adhesive based on the injectable aqueous solution of a graft copolymer with a thermoresponsive backbone, which turns into a sticky hydrogel just below body temperature. With this topology, the collapse of the backbones upon the thermal transition leads to the formation of a percolating network of strong hydrophobic domains. Similar to Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives (PSAs), the hydrogel goes through fibrillation and extensive energy dissipation in large deformations, giving it an edge over conventional chemical hydrogels which are typically elastic and inherently non-sticky. This capability comes from the hydrophobic nano-scaffold which resists large deformations to minimize its contact with water. Since hydrophobic interactions are not weakened in water, the behavior of the hydrogel is maintained in aqueous medium. Chemistry-insensitive adhesion of this hydrogel offers a major advantage over current injectable adhesives which rely on in-situ chemical crosslinking reactions with tissues.
Databáze: OpenAIRE