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  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Soft Matter Physics

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  • Organohydrogels (OHGs) are biphasic soft materials with hydrophilic and hydrophobic domains, enabling interaction with diverse solvents.
  • Their unique properties lend themselves to applications in biomedicine, antifreeze, soft robotics, and environmental engineering.

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  • To develop novel organohydrogel systems based on silk fibroin and semicrystalline poly-(n-alkyl acrylates).
  • To investigate the mechanical, viscoelastic, and shape-memory properties of these OHGs.
  • To overcome challenges in achieving multi-shape-memory behavior caused by hydrophobic domain cocrystallization.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of OHGs by dispersing single, binary, or ternary combinations of poly-(n-tetradecyl acrylate) (PC14A), poly-(n-hexadecyl acrylate) (PC16A), and poly-(n-octadecyl acrylate) (PC18A) micro-organogels within a silk fibroin hydrogel phase.
  • Compression testing to evaluate mechanical strength and Young's modulus.
  • Thermosensitive characterization of viscoelastic and mechanical properties.
  • Development and application of a "gluing method" to prevent hydrophobic layer mixing and enable controlled cocrystallization.

Main Results:

  • The synthesized OHGs exhibit high compressive strength (90-94% compression) and a high Young's modulus (up to 2.3 MPa).
  • These materials demonstrate thermosensitive viscoelasticity and effective shape-memory effects with tunable trigger temperatures.
  • Cocrystallization of hydrophobic poly-(n-alkyl acrylates) in dimer or trimer combinations hindered multi-shape-memory behavior.
  • The "gluing method" successfully produced OHGs with quadruple shape-memory behavior, featuring trigger temperatures at 40, 30, and 15 °C.

Conclusions:

  • Silk fibroin-based organohydrogels with tunable side-chain lengths offer exceptional mechanical properties and shape-memory capabilities.
  • The developed "gluing method" is crucial for achieving complex, multi-stage shape-memory effects by controlling hydrophobic domain interactions.
  • These advanced OHGs hold significant potential for sophisticated applications requiring adaptable and resilient soft materials.