Multi-stimuli responsive self-healing metallo-hydrogels: tuning of the gel recovery property.
A series of amphiphilic tyrosine based self-healable, multi-stimuli responsive metallo-hydrogels have been discovered. Formation of these hydrogels is highly selective to Ni(2+) ions. The self-healing property and the stiffness of these metallo-hydrogels can be tuned by varying the chain length of the corresponding gelator amphiphile.
Department of Biological Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata - 700 032, India. bcab@iacs.res.in.
Shibaji
S
Basak
Jayanta
J
Nanda
Arindam
A
Banerjee
D005782:Gels / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000737:chemistry*
D005782:Gels; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D014443:Tyrosine; D009532:Nickel