title: Supramolecular assembly of self-healing nanocomposite hydrogels.
abstract: Hierarchical self-assembly of transient composite hydrogels is demonstrated through a two-step, orthogonal strategy using nanoparticle tectons interconnected through metal-ligand coordination complexes. The resulting materials are highly tunable with moduli and viscosities spanning many orders of magnitude, and show promising self-healing properties, while maintaining complete optical transparency.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Colloid Science, Wageningen University, Dreijenplein 6, 6703, HB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marieke
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gerth
authors.forename: Malgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bohdan
authors.forename: Remco
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fokkink
authors.forename: Ilja
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Voets
authors.forename: Jasper
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van der Gucht
authors.forename: Joris
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sprakel
mesh_terms: D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry; D055119:Elastic Modulus; D020100:Hydrogels / Q000737:chemistry*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry*; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry*; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D020100:Hydrogels; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D003035:Cobalt; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols
keywords: colloids; coordination chemistry; nanoparticles; self-assembly; transient