Journal
SOFT MATTER
Volume 17, Issue 28, Pages 6688-6696Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d1sm00689d
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [52073083]
- Foundation of Wuhan Science and Technology Bureau [2019010701011397]
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This study presents a method for fabricating strong and thermosensitive poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAM)-based hydrogels, where a double network construction strategy resulted in hydrogels with excellent mechanical properties and desirable biocompatibility. The incorporation of NIPAM as an adjustor led to temperature-dependent swellabilities and antibacterial functionality against E. coli, demonstrating potential for biomedical applications.
Herein, we report a method of fabricating strong and thermosensitive double network (T-DN) poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) (PNIPAM)-based hydrogels, i.e. rigid and brittle poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid sodium salt) (PNaAMPS) as the first and soft and ductile poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide-co-acrylamide) (P(NIPAM-co-AAm)) as the second interpenetrating each other. In particular, NIPAM was deliberately integrated into the double network as an adjustor of elastic modulus and hydrophilicity, besides thermosensitivity. Such double network construction strategy resulted in PNaAMPS/P(NIPAM-co-AAm) T-DN hydrogels of excellent mechanical properties (0.83-1.37 MPa) and desirable temperature-dependent swellabilities. Besides, T-DN hydrogels with various NIPAM contents exhibited good biocompatibility with high cell survival rates around normal body temperatures. Furthermore, crystal violet (CV) could be readily loaded to impart antibacterial functionality to the T-DN hydrogels against E. coli. The double network construction strategy could be adapted to fabricating high-strength antibacterial hydrogels for a broad range of biomedical applications.
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