• 文献标题:   Synthesis and mechanical properties of double cross-linked gelatin-graphene oxide hydrogels
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   PIAO YZ, CHEN BQ
  • 作者关键词:   gelatin, graphene oxide, nanocomposite hydrogel, mechanical propertie
  • 出版物名称:   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
  • ISSN:   0141-8130 EI 1879-0003
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Sheffield
  • 被引频次:   21
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.03.155
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

Gelatin is an interesting biological macromolecule for biomedical applications. Here, double cross-linked gelatin nanocomposite hydrogels with incorporation of graphene oxide (GO) were synthesized in one pot using glutaraldehyde (GTA) and GTA-grafted GO as double chemical cross-linkers. The nanocomposite hydrogels, in contrast to the neat gelatin hydrogel, exhibited significant increases in mechanical properties by up to 288% in compressive strength, 195% in compressive modulus, 267% in compressive fracture energy and 160% shear storage modulus with the optimal GO concentration. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and swelling tests were implemented to characterize the nanocomposite hydrogels. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.