title: Facile fabrication of conducting polymer hydrogels via supramolecular self-assembly.
abstract: We describe a simple and versatile method to fabricate conducting polymer hydrogels via supramolecular self-assembly between polymers and multivalent cations; the as-prepared hydrogels are potentially applicable in the fields of electrosensors, chemical release and artificial muscles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, PR China.
authors.forename: Tingyang
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Xiujuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Shouhu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hua
authors.forename: Xiaoshu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / Q000737:chemistry*; D002412:Cations / Q000737:chemistry; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D020100:Hydrogels / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010316:Particle Size; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D002412:Cations; D020100:Hydrogels; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011108:Polymers; D011137:Polystyrenes; D013876:Thiophenes; C121383:poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene); C533756:poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate); C003321:polystyrene sulfonic acid