Macroscopically anisotropic hydrogels were synthesized by hybridization of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) with liquid crystalline inorganic nanosheets; their anisotropies in the structure and properties are demonstrated.
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Liquid crystalline inorganic nanosheets for facile synthesis of polymer hydrogels with anisotropies in structure, optical property, swelling/deswelling, and ion transport/fixation
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Department of Life, Environment and Materials Science, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, 3-30-1, Wajiro-Higashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 811-0295, Japan
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Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Japan
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World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitechtonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Japan
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Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Shirakata-Shirane, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Japan
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Department of Chemistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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IRCMS, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 1082-1084
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC36654A
Received 13 Sep 2012, Accepted 10 Dec 2012
First published online 02 Jan 2013
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