Strengthening mechanism of poly(acrylamide)/graphene oxide/laponite dual nanocomposite hydrogels
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ABSTRACT Laponite or graphene oxide (GO) is usually used as a multifunctional crosslinker or a nanofiller to improve the nanocomposite gel strength. To explore the strengthening mechanism of GO/Laponite‐based dual nanocomposite hydrogels, we synthesized a dual nanocomposite hydrogel through in situ polymerization of acrylamide (AM) in the dispersion of GO and Laponite. The interactions between GO and Laponite were confirmed by rheological test. GO and Laponite nanosheets were exfoliated well and dispersed uniformly in the hydrogels at low concentration of GO. Crosslinking network and thermal behaviors were investigated with respect to the concentration of GO and Laponite. The gel exhibited a high mechanical strength of 391 kPa with extensibility of 1420% and a high toughness of 2.58 MJ/m 3 , which was expected to be applied in biological engineering field. GO is not a much more effective agent than Laponite due to formation of GO aggregates in high concentration of GO. This work provides a guidance for the synthesis of tough dual nanocomposite hydrogels. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2017 , 134 , 44963.
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