Acta Chimica Sinica ›› 2012, Vol. 70 ›› Issue (16): 1709-1715.DOI: 10.6023/A12060269 Previous Articles     Next Articles

Special Issue: 纪念南开大学化学学科创建100周年

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基于杯芳烃和紫精的电刺激响应二元水凝胶

王振, 郭东升, 张捷, 刘育   

  1. 南开大学化学学院 元素有机化学国家重点实验室 天津 300071
  • 投稿日期:2012-06-01 发布日期:2012-07-02
  • 通讯作者: 刘育
  • 基金资助:
    项目受973计划(2011CB932502)和国家自然科学基金(Nos. 20932004, 21172119)资助.

Electro-responsive Binary Hydrogels Based on Calixarene and Viologens

Wang Zhen, Guo Dongsheng, Zhang Jie, Liu Yu   

  1. Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
  • Received:2012-06-01 Published:2012-07-02
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by 973 Program (2011CB932502) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 20932004, 21172119).

We built several supramolecular binary hydrogels based on tetra-proline modi?ed calix[4]arene (TPC) and various viologens. The obtained results show that the TPC gelation is mostly achieved with viologen bromides in acidic condition. The variation of viologen side-chains has notable impact on the properties of the hydrogels, such as the gel-sol transition temperature (Tgel) and morphology, which were evaluated by the combination of dropping-ball method, atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The prepared hydrogels are significantly electro-responsive, as well as chemical-sensitive, pH-sensitive and thermo-reversible.

Key words: low molecular weight hydrogel, calixarene, viologen, electro-response