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Recycling of Load-Bearing 3D Printable Double Network Granular Hydrogels

Charlet, Alvaro  
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Hirsch, Matteo  
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Schreiber, Sanjay
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February 17, 2022
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Sustainable materials, such as recyclable polymers, become increasingly important as they are often environmentally friendlier than their one-time-use counterparts. In parallel, the trend toward more customized products demands for fast prototyping methods which allow processing materials into 3D objects that are often only used for a limited amount of time yet, that must be mechanically sufficiently robust to bear significant loads. Soft materials that satisfy the two rather contradictory needs remain to be shown. Here, the authors introduce a material that simultaneously fulfills both requirements, a 3D printable, recyclable double network granular hydrogel (rDNGH). This hydrogel is composed of poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid) microparticles that are covalently crosslinked through a disulfide-based percolating network. The possibility to independently degrade the percolating network, with no harm to the primary network contained within the microgels, renders the recovery of the microgels efficient. As a result, the recycled material pertains a stiffness and toughness that are similar to those of the pristine material. Importantly, this process can be extended to the fabrication of recyclable hard plastics made of, for example, dried rDNGHs. The authors envision this approach to serve as foundation for a paradigm shift in the design of new sustainable soft materials and plastics.

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research article
DOI
10.1002/smll.202107128
Web of Science ID

WOS:000756629800001

Author(s)
Charlet, Alvaro  
Hirsch, Matteo  
Schreiber, Sanjay
Amstad, Esther  
Date Issued

2022-02-17

Publisher

WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH

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Small
Article Number

2107128

Subjects

Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

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Chemistry, Physical

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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

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Physics, Applied

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Physics, Condensed Matter

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Chemistry

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Science & Technology - Other Topics

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Materials Science

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Physics

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3d printing

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biomaterials

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degradation

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double-network

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hydrogels

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recycling

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microgel-reinforced hydrogels

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strength

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cell

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REVIEWED

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March 14, 2022
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/186251
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