With the continuous appearance and expansion of high-strength hydrogels in emerging fields such as industry,medicine,and green development,the synthesis and application of high-strength hydrogels have developed dramat...With the continuous appearance and expansion of high-strength hydrogels in emerging fields such as industry,medicine,and green development,the synthesis and application of high-strength hydrogels have developed dramatically and achieved remarkable results from the aspects of raw materials,preparation methods,and reinforcement mechanisms.However,there is still a lack of systematic reviews on high-strength hydrogels.Herein,we first discuss the advantages of natural and synthetic materials,and the characteristics of high-strength hydrogels prepared from different raw materials;we then expound on the influence mechanism of physical interactions or chemical bonds on the strength of the hydrogel from three aspects:physical cross-linking,chemical cross-linking,and dynamic chemical cross-linking;at last,we systematically expound the strengthening strategies,including double network/multi-network,nanocomposite,topology,supramolecular polymerization,and characteristics and strengthening mechanisms of such high-strength hydrogels.In addition,based on the development status of high-strength hydrogels,we combined the application requirements and the existing drawbacks of high-strength hydrogels to propose their possible development directions in the future.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52003216)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Nos.2021M693007 and 2022M712506)+1 种基金the Chongqing Natural Science Foundation of China(No.cstc2020jcyj-msxmX0784)the Project of Supporting Young Talents in Shaanxi University Science and Technology Association(No.202044).
文摘With the continuous appearance and expansion of high-strength hydrogels in emerging fields such as industry,medicine,and green development,the synthesis and application of high-strength hydrogels have developed dramatically and achieved remarkable results from the aspects of raw materials,preparation methods,and reinforcement mechanisms.However,there is still a lack of systematic reviews on high-strength hydrogels.Herein,we first discuss the advantages of natural and synthetic materials,and the characteristics of high-strength hydrogels prepared from different raw materials;we then expound on the influence mechanism of physical interactions or chemical bonds on the strength of the hydrogel from three aspects:physical cross-linking,chemical cross-linking,and dynamic chemical cross-linking;at last,we systematically expound the strengthening strategies,including double network/multi-network,nanocomposite,topology,supramolecular polymerization,and characteristics and strengthening mechanisms of such high-strength hydrogels.In addition,based on the development status of high-strength hydrogels,we combined the application requirements and the existing drawbacks of high-strength hydrogels to propose their possible development directions in the future.
