title: Formation of a strong hydrogel-porous solid interface via the double-network principle.
abstract: A method for binding a tough double-network (DN) hydrogel and a porous solid utilizing the double-network principle is proposed. The effects of the pore size of the solid and the structure of the DN gel in the pores on bonding strength were investigated by a peeling test. Porous solids with pore sizes of the order of several microns afforded strong gel-substrate interfaces. Under optimal conditions a bonding strength as high as approximately 1000 Nm(-1) was reached. The results obtained were compared with the strength of the bulk DN gel, and discussed in terms of the double-network principle at the bonding interface.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurokawa
authors.forename: Hidemitsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yoshimi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Jian Ping
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gong
mesh_terms: D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents / Q000494:pharmacology; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008956:Models, Chemical; D016062:Porosity / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate