Regulation of swelling behaviour while preserving bulk modulus in hydrogels <i>via</i> surface grafting
This study presents a novel approach to control "linked property changes" in hydrogels. Specifically, we controlled the swelling behaviour without altering the bulk elastic modulus by grafting polymers selectively into the surface region of the gels, while varying the graft amount.
Authors
- Taihei Nishimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9877-7365)
- Chia‐Hsuan Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9385-620X)
- Takafumi Enomoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5137-6129)
- Shyh‐Chyang Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3972-1086)
- Aya Mizutani Akimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1506-267X)
- Ryo Yoshida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0558-2922)
Institutions
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Soft Matter
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sm01313a
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.34