Hydrogels Under Superchaotropic Control: Polyoxometalate Stabilization and pH‐Responsive Crosslinking in Cellulose Ether Solutions
switches HPC from a bound, crosslinked to an unbound, non-crosslinked state, enabling pH-switchable viscosity and gel-sol transitions. Superchaotropic stabilization and pH-switching are proposed as general phenomena in superchaotropic POM/solute systems, highlighting the potential of superchaotropicity in aqueous soft materials.
Authors
- Max Hohenschutz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9732-8752)
- Amina Ledinic
- Nina Wehr
- Vighnesh B. Lokare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6048-2434)
Institutions
- RWTH Aachen University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Published
- 2026-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.6958664
- Primary Topic
- Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft