Graphitic carbon nitride embedded hydrogels for enhanced gel electrophoresis

Graphitic carbon nitride and polymers: a mutual combination for advanced properties

“…Farzaneh and coworkers physically incorporated g-C 3 N 4 into acrylamide hydrogels for gel electrophoresis via a redox polymerization of AAm and MBA. 192 Due to the thermal conductivity of g-C 3 N 4 , Joule heating in the hydrogels was reduced and band broadening in the electrophoresis was lowered. Moreover, the presence of g-C 3 N 4 allowed to refrain from utilization of tetramethyl ethylenediamine as polymerization catalyst, which can be a disadvantage for some analytes.…”

Photo‐Induced Hydrogel Formation Based on g‐C3N4 Nanosheets with Self‐Cross‐Linked 3D Framework for UV Protection Application

“…[13] It has been successfully used to reinforce hydrogels, and meanwhile bestowed additional properties on the obtained composite hydrogels. [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] Nevertheless, the current synthetic process is relatively complex and needs external initiators or cross-linkers. For example, Jiang et al triggered the polymerization of aniline by ammonium persulfate (APS) in presence of cross-linker and carbon nitride.…”

“…Recently, graphitic carbon nitride (g‐C 3 N 4 ) as metal‐free semiconductor has attracted extensive attention . It has been successfully used to reinforce hydrogels, and meanwhile bestowed additional properties on the obtained composite hydrogels . Nevertheless, the current synthetic process is relatively complex and needs external initiators or cross‐linkers.…”

Recent Developments in Graphitic Carbon Nitride Based Hydrogels as Photocatalysts

“…SEM and TEM images show the interconnected framework of a chitin/h‐CN comprising ultrathin flexible nanosheets with a specific surface area of 87.2 m 2 g −1 and a pore size range of 2–5 nm (Figure ). Additionally, CNNSs were embedded into a commonly used polyacrylamide (PA)‐based hydrogel as a composite . The thermal conductivity of the PA gel could be greatly increased by approximately 80 % after the addition of 0.04 % of CNNSs.…”