Issue 30, 2024

A natural food-grade supramolecular self-assembly system for creation of hierarchically structured hydrogels

Abstract

We develop a novel hierarchically structured hydrogel by the supramolecular self-assembly of all-natural food-grade building blocks, glycyrrhizic acid (GA) and carrageenan (CG). The co-assembled GA-CG hydrogel system displays an unusual structural transition with the appearance from opacity to translucence and then to opacity, as a function of the concentration of metal ions. The unique GA-CG supramolecular hydrogel system can serve as solid, edible, and responsive active cargo delivery platforms for food and biomedical applications.

Graphical abstract: A natural food-grade supramolecular self-assembly system for creation of hierarchically structured hydrogels

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 Mar 2024
Accepted
13 Jun 2024
First published
14 Jun 2024

Nanoscale, 2024,16, 14261-14268

A natural food-grade supramolecular self-assembly system for creation of hierarchically structured hydrogels

X. Yu, J. Cai, M. Xu, Q. Li, Y. Yang, Z. Wan and X. Yang, Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 14261 DOI: 10.1039/D4NR01410C

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