Double-Network Hydrogel Films Based on Cellulose Derivatives and κ-Carrageenan with Enhanced Mechanical Strength and Superabsorbent Properties.
Gels
; 9(1)2022 Dec 27.
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Covalently crosslinked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)-hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) hydrogel films were prepared using citric acid (CA) as the crosslinking agent. Thereafter, the physically crosslinked κ-carrageenan (κ-CG) polymer was introduced into the CMC-HEC hydrogel structure, yielding κ-CG/CMC-HEC double network (DN) hydrogels. The κ-CG physical network provided sacrificial bonding, which effectively dissipated the stretching energy, resulting in an increase in the tensile modulus, tensile strength, and fracture energy of the DN hydrogels by 459%, 305%, and 398%, respectively, compared with those of the CMC-HEC single network (SN) hydrogel. The dried hydrogels exhibited excellent water absorbency with a maximum water-absorption capacity of 66 g/g in distilled water. Compared with the dried covalent SN gel, the dried DN hydrogels exhibited enhanced absorbency under load, attributed to their improved mechanical properties. The water-absorption capacities and kinetics were dependent on the size of the dried gel and the pH of the water.
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