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Merland T, Berteau M, Schmutz M, Legoupy S, Nicolai T, Benyahia L, Chassenieux C. Elaboration and rheological characterization of nanocomposite hydrogels containing C 60 fullerene nanoplatelets. SOFT MATTER 2024; 20:848-855. [PMID: 38170637 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm01559a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
Abstract
Nanocomposite hydrogels were elaborated that consisted of a physical network formed by an amphiphilic polymer in which C60 fullerene nanoplatelets were embedded. Characterization showed that the nanoplatelets within the polymer network were aggregated. The presence of these nanoplatelets led to an increase of the shear modulus of the hydrogels, that cannot be explained by a filler effect alone. The nanocomposite gels displayed similar rheological behavior, both in linear and non-linear domains, as neat hydrogels at higher polymer concentrations. We suggest that the particles reinforced the gels by forming additional connections between the polymer chains.
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Affiliation(s)
- Théo Merland
- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans, UMR CNRS 6283, Le Mans Université, Avenue Olivier Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans Cedex 9, France
- Soft Matter Sciences and Engineering, ESPCI Paris, PSL University, Sorbonne University, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France.
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- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans, UMR CNRS 6283, Le Mans Université, Avenue Olivier Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans Cedex 9, France
| | - Marc Schmutz
- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Institut Charles Sadron, UPR 22, 23 Rue du Loess, 67034 Strasbourg Cedex, France
| | - Stéphanie Legoupy
- Université d'Angers, MOLTECH-ANJOU, UMR CNRS 6200, F-49000 Angers, France
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- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans, UMR CNRS 6283, Le Mans Université, Avenue Olivier Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans Cedex 9, France
| | - Lazhar Benyahia
- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans, UMR CNRS 6283, Le Mans Université, Avenue Olivier Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans Cedex 9, France
| | - Christophe Chassenieux
- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans, UMR CNRS 6283, Le Mans Université, Avenue Olivier Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans Cedex 9, France
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