Responsive Binary Composite Hydrogel Opals

Colorful response: Binary hydrogel opals (see graphic) with a partial interpenetrating network are shown to be pH responsive. Both components are responsible for the ordered structure and the responsive behavior. The primary core/shell opal hydrogel is sufficiently robust to preserve the ordered str...

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Published in:Chemphyschem 2003-08, Vol.4 (8), p.865-868
Main Authors: Niu, Zhong-Wei, Li, Dan, Yang, Zhen-Zhong, Hu, Zhi-Bing, Lu, Yun-Feng, Han, Charles C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Exact sciences and technology
gels
opals
Organic polymers
Physicochemistry of polymers
polymers
Polymers with particular structures
Preparation, kinetics, thermodynamics, mechanism and catalysts
self-assembly
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Summary:Colorful response: Binary hydrogel opals (see graphic) with a partial interpenetrating network are shown to be pH responsive. Both components are responsible for the ordered structure and the responsive behavior. The primary core/shell opal hydrogel is sufficiently robust to preserve the ordered structure during the formation of the second hydrogel.
ISSN:1439-4235
1439-7641
DOI:10.1002/cphc.200200624