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Enhanced mechanical performance of xylan-based composite hydrogel via chain extension and semi-interpenetrating networks

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Improving the mechanical performance of hemicellulose-based hydrogel is an enormous challenge. Here, we propose a new strategy to achieve the hemicellulose-based hydrogels with superior mechanical performance through chain extension and semi-interpenetrating polymeric networks (semi-IPN). Xylan, known as the main type of hemicelluloses in angiosperms, is successfully modified to increase molecular weight by reductive amination reaction, overcoming the major limitation of brittleness. Then, the chemical network is obtained by graft copolymerizing acrylic acid (AA) with cross-linking agent N,N′-methylenebisacrylamide (MBA) in the presence of chain extended xylan (CEX). With the further introduction of ferric ions, a physical network is constructed via metal–ligand interactions. Such a xylan-based semi-IPN hydrogel shows excellent mechanical properties with a fracture tensile stress of 1.4 MPa, compression stress of 0.59 MPa, and the elongation at break of 1136%. In addition, the hydrogel also exhibits fine water absorbency (213.6 g/g) and high electrical conductivity (4.76 × 10–3 S/m). We anticipate that the resultant xylan-based semi-IPN hydrogels will open up a new approach for the design of high performance hemicellulose-based soft materials.

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This research was funded by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (BLX201918), Beijing Forestry University Outstanding Young Talent Cultivation Project (2019JQ03017), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (31971611).

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  1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Lignocellulosic Chemistry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China

    Nan Li, Ya-jie Hu, Jing Bian, Ming-fei Li, Xiang Hao & Feng Peng

  2. Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China

    Feng Peng

  3. Center for Lignocellulose Science and Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, 116034, China

    Run-Cang Sun

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Li, N., Hu, Yj., Bian, J. et al. Enhanced mechanical performance of xylan-based composite hydrogel via chain extension and semi-interpenetrating networks. Cellulose 27, 4407–4416 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-020-03080-2

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