Dual Cross-Linked Starch-Borax Double Network Hydrogels with Tough and Self-Healing Properties

Overview

Journal Foods

Specialty Biotechnology

Date 2022 May 14

PMID 35564038

Authors

Xiaoyu Chen

Na Ji

Fang Li

Yang Qin

Yanfei Wang

Liu Xiong

Qingjie Sun

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Abstract

Herein, we have fabricated starch-borax double cross-linked network (DC) hydrogels with tough and self-healing properties using a one-pot method. The addition of borax significantly increased the storage modulus and loss modulus of these starch-borax DC hydrogels. The maximum compression stress (~288 kPa) of starch-borax DC hydrogels containing 5% borax was about ten times greater than that of a pure-starch hydrogel. The texture profile analysis values of the DC hydrogels-including hardness, springiness, cohesiveness, and adhesiveness-increased compared to pure-starch hydrogels. In addition, starch-borax DC hydrogels exhibited excellent self-healing and shape-recovery properties. These DC hydrogels, with a variety of excellent properties, have potential applications in agricultural, biomedical, and industrial fields.

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