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Silver nanoparticles-containing dual-function hydrogels based on a guar gum-sodium borohydride system.

ABSTRACT: Dual-function hydrogels, possessing both stimuli-responsive and self-healing properties, have recently attracted attention of both chemists and materials scientists. Here we report a new paradigm using natural polymer (guar gum, GG) and sodium borohydride (NaBH₄), for the preparation of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)-containing smart hydrogels in a simple, fast and economical way. NaBH₄ performs as a reducing agent for AgNPs synthesis using silver nitrate (AgNO₃) as the precursor. Meanwhile, sodium metaborate (NaBO₂) (from NaBH₄) behaves as a cross-linking agent between GG molecular chains. The AgNPs/GG hydrogels with excellent viscoelastic properties can be obtained within 3?min at room temperature without the addition of other cross-linkers. The resultant AgNPs/GG hydrogels are flowable and injectable, and they possess excellent pH/thermal responsive properties. Additionally, they exhibit rapid self-healing capacity. This work introduces a facile and scale-up way to prepare a class of hydrogels that can have great potential to biomedical and other industrial applications.

SUBMITTER: Dai L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5098157 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Silver nanoparticles-containing dual-function hydrogels based on a guar gum-sodium borohydride system.

Dai Lei L Nadeau Ben B An Xingye X Cheng Dong D Long Zhu Z Ni Yonghao Y

Scientific reports 20161107

Dual-function hydrogels, possessing both stimuli-responsive and self-healing properties, have recently attracted attention of both chemists and materials scientists. Here we report a new paradigm using natural polymer (guar gum, GG) and sodium borohydride (NaBH4), for the preparation of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)-containing smart hydrogels in a simple, fast and economical way. NaBH4 performs as a reducing agent for AgNPs synthesis using silver nitrate (AgNO3) a ...[more]

PMID: 27819289

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