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SUBMITTER: Nakahata M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3207205 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nakahata Masaki M Takashima Yoshinori Y Yamaguchi Hiroyasu H Harada Akira A
Nature communications 20111025
Expanding the useful lifespan of materials is becoming highly desirable, and self-healing and self-repairing materials may become valuable commodities. The formation of supramolecular materials through host-guest interactions is a powerful method to create non-conventional materials. Here we report the formation of supramolecular hydrogels and their redox-responsive and self-healing properties due to host-guest interactions. We employ cyclodextrin (CD) as a host molecule because it is environmen ...[more]