title: Mesoporous silica particles as topologically crosslinking fillers for poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogels.
abstract: Here it is demonstrated that mesoporous silicas (MPSs) can be used as effective "topological crosslinkers" for poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPA) hydrogels to improve the mechanical property. Three-dimensional bicontinuous mesporous silica is found to effectively reinforce the PNIPA hydrogels, as compared to nonporous silica and two-dimensional hexagonally ordered mesoporous silica.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life, Environment and Materials Science, Fukuoka Institute of Technology (FIT), 3-30-1 Wajiro-Higashi, Higashi, Fukuoka 811-0295 (Japan). miyamoto@fit.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Nobuyoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Kotaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimasaki
authors.forename: Kosuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Morio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shintate
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kamachi
authors.forename: Bishnu Prasad
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Bastakoti
authors.forename: Norihiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Ryuhei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Motokawa
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
keywords: hydrogels; inorganic fillers; mesoporous materials; mesoporous silica; poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogel