title: Synthesis of conducting polymer hydrogels with 2D building blocks and their potential-dependent gel-sol transitions.
abstract: Conducting polymer hydrogels with unusual 2D building blocks were synthesized in one step via a combination of oxidative coupling polymerization and non-covalent crosslinking of an amphiphilic thiophene derivative. Chemicals with standard electrode potentials higher than 0.8 V triggered disbanding of the resulting conducting polymer hydrogels, indicating the occurrence of potential-dependent gel-sol transitions.
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China.
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Yangzi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yunjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Xuetong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000737:chemistry; D004566:Electrodes; D005782:Gels / Q000737:chemistry*; D020100:Hydrogels / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D044367:Phase Transition; D058105:Polymerization; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D005782:Gels; D020100:Hydrogels; D011108:Polymers; D013729:Terpenes; D013876:Thiophenes; C115274:ethyl (3,7-dimethyloctylthio)acetate