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MATERIALS HORIZONS
卷 8, 期 3, 页码 932-938出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d0mh01886d
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51473032]
- National Key R&D Program of China [2017YFB0309100]
Soft thermosensitive photonic crystals are immobilized through a reversible temperature-triggered in situ sol-gel transition, showing potential in optical and biological applications.
In this paper, soft thermosensitive photonic crystals are immobilized via a reversible temperature-triggered in situ sol-gel transition above their phase transition temperature (T-p), which may be a significant advance in the field. Specifically, a library of thermosensitive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/poly(acrylic acid) (PNIPAm/PAA) interpenetrating nanogels (IPNs) is synthesized, which can achieve a reversible temperature-induced sol-gel transition at a low concentration (1.1 wt%). More interestingly, as the temperature is increased above T-p, the photonic crystals assembled by these IPNs do not disappear but are immobilized'' in the in situ formed hydrogel matrix. Moreover, these colorful IPN dispersions exhibit outstanding syringe-injectability, immediately turning from an aqueous solution into an insoluble hydrogel as they are injected into PBS at 37 degrees C. Plus, a protein-release study showed that these injectable hydrogels show extended release times and slower release rates in comparison with dilute nanogel dispersions. In brief, these in situ formed hydrogels with brilliant structural colors have potential in optical applications, e.g., color displays, crystal immobilization, and biological applications, e.g., 3D cell culture and drug delivery.
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