Issue 30, 2012

Bio-applicable and electroactive near-infrared laser-triggered self-healing hydrogels based on graphene networks

Abstract

For biomimetic applications, an artificial material is needed to be self-healing, electroactive and bio-applicable. Herein we report a strategy to build a graphene–poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) (PDMAA) cross-linking structure based on graphene networks. The obtained hydrogel exhibits good neural compatibility, high conductivity, low impedance and efficient near-infrared-triggered photothermal self-healing behaviour owing to its unique 3-dimensional graphene–PDMAA cross-linking networks. The results indicate that the graphene–PDMAA hydrogel has potential for application as an artificial tissue.

Graphical abstract: Bio-applicable and electroactive near-infrared laser-triggered self-healing hydrogels based on graphene networks

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 Apr 2012
Accepted
28 May 2012
First published
28 May 2012

J. Mater. Chem., 2012,22, 14991-14996

Bio-applicable and electroactive near-infrared laser-triggered self-healing hydrogels based on graphene networks

C. Hou, Y. Duan, Q. Zhang, H. Wang and Y. Li, J. Mater. Chem., 2012, 22, 14991 DOI: 10.1039/C2JM32255B

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