Poly(N-vinylformamide)—Laponite XLG Nanocomposite Hydrogels: Synthesis and Characterization
Paul Octavian Stănescu, Andrada Serafim, Anita-Laura Chiriac, Anamaria Zaharia, Raluca Şomoghi, Mircea Teodorescu · 2025
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Paul Stănescu and co-authors make and test clay-based hydrogels in this 2025 paper. Hydrogels are water-swollen polymer networks used in medicine and industry. Adding nano clay as the crosslinker, instead of a chemical one, can make a gel far more stretchable and squeezable.
The team polymerized a formamide-based monomer in water with a synthetic clay and a heat-activated starter. Tests confirmed the gel's makeup. The clay gels swelled in two stages and reached over 90 percent compression and about 840 percent stretch, far beyond chemically linked or sister gels. Repeated squeezing showed better spring and stability too. The authors credit an even network of flexible chains.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Paul Octavian Stănescu, Andrada Serafim, Anita-Laura Chiriac, Anamaria Zaharia, Raluca Şomoghi, Mircea Teodorescu |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 58 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |