A strategy of tailoring polymorphs and nanostructures to construct self-reinforced nonswelling high-strength bacterial cellulose hydrogels

Nanoscale
Minghao ZhangHuaping Wang

Abstract

A serious decline in mechanical properties of polysaccharide hydrogels caused by swelling has always been a difficult problem which greatly limited their application especially in the medical field. Herein, nonswelling high-strength natural hydrogels based on self-reinforced double-crosslinked bacterial cellulose (SDBC) were prepared. Inspired by the concept of homogeneous composite materials, by regulating the ratio of LiOH/urea alkaline solvent, the aggregation structure and nanostructure of SDBC hydrogels can be controlled, thereby a unique nanofiber-network-self-reinforced (FNSR) structure was constructed and a new self-reinforcing mechanism is proposed. The prepared SDBC hydrogels have excellent mechanical properties at a high water content (>91%) for the combination of double-crosslinking and a unique FNSR structure, which can effectively prevent crack propagation and dissipate a large amount of energy. In particular, the compressive strength can reach 3.17 MPa which is 56 times that of native bacterial cellulose (BC). It is worth mentioning that no swelling occurs for the hydrogel, and the mechanical strength still remains in excess of 90% for 15 days in water, which is favorable for promising application in underwater e...Continue Reading

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