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  • Materials Science
  • Polymer Chemistry

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  • Glassy hydrogels offer potential for engineering applications but often lack sufficient strength, stiffness, and stability due to weak physical cross-linking.
  • Existing materials struggle to meet demanding performance requirements in various technological fields.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To engineer an ultrastiff and ultrastrong glassy hydrogel with improved mechanical properties and environmental stability.
  • To explore the use of coordination bonds for creating robust hydrogel networks.
  • To develop structurally programmable hydrogels with tunable properties.

Main Methods:

  • A copper acetate-assisted strategy was employed to introduce coordination bonds into a polyacrylic acid (PAA) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) network.
  • The alkaline environment generated by acetate anions facilitated deprotonation of PAA carboxyl groups, enabling coordination with copper ions.
  • The formation of a densely cross-linked network in the glassy state was achieved through this coordination chemistry.

Main Results:

  • The resulting glassy hydrogel demonstrated record-breaking Young's modulus (469.7 MPa) and tensile strength (19.2 MPa).
  • Exceptional environmental stability was observed, surpassing conventional glassy hydrogels.
  • Reversible softening and vitrification via coordination bond dynamics enabled the creation of an integrated auxetic hydrogel (IAH) with a negative Poisson's ratio.

Conclusions:

  • The introduction of robust coordination bonds significantly enhances the mechanical properties and stability of glassy hydrogels.
  • The developed hydrogel system offers a promising route for creating advanced materials with tunable and programmable characteristics.
  • The integrated auxetic hydrogel exhibits superior mechanical performance and auxetic behavior, paving the way for novel functional materials.