Cartilage-inspired hydrogel has attracted great interest due to its tunable mechanics and low friction.However,it is incapable of self-healing under a complex dynamic shearing environment.In this work,a self-healing s...Cartilage-inspired hydrogel has attracted great interest due to its tunable mechanics and low friction.However,it is incapable of self-healing under a complex dynamic shearing environment.In this work,a self-healing semi-convertible hydrogel(SHSCH)is developed,which can recover its unique active lubricating function under shearing.Based on the cooperating strategy of noncovalent and covalent bonding,the SHSCH is composed of three interpenetrated networks including:(1)shearresponsive N-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl-L-tryptophan(FT)supramolecular network,(2)self-healing polyhydroxyethyl acrylamide(PHEAA)network,and(3)rigid polyvinyl alcohol(PVA)covalent network.The shearresponsive lubricating function and mechanical property can be self-healed under a shearing environment through the noncovalent hydrogen-bonding assembly of PHEAA associated by theπ–πassembly of FT.The asdeveloped SCH provides a self-healing model comparable with traditional self-healing lubricating materials through encapsulating lubricant microcapsules or infusing lubricants onto surfaces.We demonstrated a proofof-concept of the self-healing lubrication of a simplified artificial worn cartilage model under a dynamic shearing condition.This study will offer a potential strategy on designing the self-healing soft devices under dynamic stimuli far beyond the lubricating materials.展开更多
基金supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant nos.22175075,22035008,21972155,21774044,21425314,21434009,21421061).
文摘Cartilage-inspired hydrogel has attracted great interest due to its tunable mechanics and low friction.However,it is incapable of self-healing under a complex dynamic shearing environment.In this work,a self-healing semi-convertible hydrogel(SHSCH)is developed,which can recover its unique active lubricating function under shearing.Based on the cooperating strategy of noncovalent and covalent bonding,the SHSCH is composed of three interpenetrated networks including:(1)shearresponsive N-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl-L-tryptophan(FT)supramolecular network,(2)self-healing polyhydroxyethyl acrylamide(PHEAA)network,and(3)rigid polyvinyl alcohol(PVA)covalent network.The shearresponsive lubricating function and mechanical property can be self-healed under a shearing environment through the noncovalent hydrogen-bonding assembly of PHEAA associated by theπ–πassembly of FT.The asdeveloped SCH provides a self-healing model comparable with traditional self-healing lubricating materials through encapsulating lubricant microcapsules or infusing lubricants onto surfaces.We demonstrated a proofof-concept of the self-healing lubrication of a simplified artificial worn cartilage model under a dynamic shearing condition.This study will offer a potential strategy on designing the self-healing soft devices under dynamic stimuli far beyond the lubricating materials.
