Supramolecular hydrogels prepared from fluorescent alkyl pyridinium acrylamide monomers and CB[8]

Abstract

Facile synthetic methodology unlocks alkyl pyridinium acrylamide monomers for use in the construction of cucurbit[8]uril mediated dynamic, fluorescent hydrogels.

Cucurbit[n]uril-based supramolecular hydrogels: Synthesis, properties and applications

“…In the final section, we discuss the applications of these constructed supramolecular hydrogels. Hydrogels as a class of polymeric materials have received a lot of attention in recent years, and their application areas are even more diverse, including biomedicine [120,121], tissue engineering [69], drug delivery [96], soft materials [122,123], and sensing [124][125][126]. Supramolecular hydrogels based on Q[n]s have also been reported to have a variety of fascinating uses.…”

Biomimetic strain-stiffening in fully synthetic dynamic-covalent hydrogel networks

“…Type III behavior is a weak strain overshoot, in which G ′′ exhibits a maximum, but G ′ does not. 50,55 Type IV behavior is characterized by maxima in both G ′ and G ′′ , and has been attributed to molecular interactions which are weaker than those that drive strain-hardening, but stronger than those that result in weak strain overshoot. The hydrogels reported here conform to the characteristics of Type IV behavior, with maxima in G ′ followed by maxima in G ′′ at a slightly higher strain.…”

Supramolecular assemblies of multifunctional microgels for biomedical applications

“…Moreover, by selecting fluorescent pyridine moieties, the materials exhibit fluorescence properties for sensing applications. 95…”