A systematic study of the effect of molecular weights of polyvinyl alcohol on polyvinyl alcohol–graphene oxide composite hydrogels
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Lin Wang, Jinglin Shen, Fangrui Ji, Wenzhe Li, Chunyu Jia
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogels have been proposed for use as promising biomaterials in biomedical and tissue engineering, and graphene oxide (GO) has been recognized as a unique two-dimensional building block for various graphene-based supramolecular architectures. In this article, we systematically studied the influence of three kinds of PVA with different molecular weights on the interaction between PVA and GO. Moreover, the effects of PVA on the gelation of GO were also investigated. The native PVA hydrogel, as well as PVA–GO hybrid hydrogels, have been thoroughly characterized by the phase behavior study and various techniques including field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and rheological measurements. It can be seen that with the increase of the molecular weight of PVA, the addition of GO can effectively promote the gelation of PVA which can be reflected by a decrease of the critical gel concentration (CGC) for PVA–GO hydrogels. Dye adsorption experiments indicate that the toxic dye, i.e., methylene blue (MB), was efficiently entrapped in the PVA–GO xerogels. It is also demonstrated that the gelation of PVA and GO composites can be promoted by different supramolecular interactions, including hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interaction. This work indicates that the PVA–GO composite is a good candidate for preparing “super” and “smart” hydrogels and will enable further studies on the supramolecular chemistry of PVA, graphene and its derivatives.
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