Boron nitride nanosheets/PNIPAM hydrogels with improved thermo-responsive performance Xue, Shishan, Wu, Yuanpeng, Wang, Jiemin, Guo, Meiling, Liu, Dan and Lei, Weiwei 2018, Boron nitride nanosheets/PNIPAM hydrogels with improved thermo-responsive performance, Materials, vol. 11, no. 7, pp. 1-9, doi: 10.3390/ma11071069. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads wang-boronnitride-2018.pdf Published version application/pdf 2.66MB 105 Title Boron nitride nanosheets/PNIPAM hydrogels with improved thermo-responsive performance Author(s) Xue, Shishan Wu, Yuanpeng Wang, Jiemin Guo, Meiling Liu, Dan orcid.org/0000-0001-6875-419X Lei, Weiwei orcid.org/0000-0003-2698-299X Journal name Materials Volume number 11 Issue number 7 Article ID 1069 Start page 1 End page 9 Total pages 9 Publisher MDPI Place of publication Basel, Switzerland Publication date 2018-06-24 ISSN 1996-1944 Keyword(s) thermal-responsive hydrogel boron nitride nanosheets poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Summary Thermo-responsive hydrogel is an important smart material. However, its slow thermal response rate limits the scope of its applications. Boron nitride nanosheet-reinforced thermos-responsive hydrogels, which can be controlled by heating, were fabricated by in situ polymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide in the presence of boron nitride nanosheets. The hydrogels exhibit excellent thermo-responsiveness and much enhanced thermal response rate than that of pure poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogels. Interestingly, the hydrogels can be driven to move in aqueous solution by heating. Importantly, the composite hydrogel is hydrophilic at a temperature below lower critical solution temperature (LCST), while it is hydrophobic at a temperature above LCST. Therefore, it can be used for quick absorption and release of dyes and oils from water. All these properties demonstrate the potential of hydrogel composites for water purification and treatment. Language eng DOI 10.3390/ma11071069 Field of Research 03 Chemical Sciences 09 Engineering HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2018, the authors Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30111141 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Institute for Frontier Materials Open Access Collection GTP Research Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (open access) Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 12 Jul 2018, 15:58:49 EST Fri, 13 Jul 2018, 05:04:47 EST Fri, 13 Jul 2018, 08:11:27 EST Mon, 30 Jul 2018, 15:55:59 EST Fri, 03 Aug 2018, 14:53:12 EST Fri, 03 Aug 2018, 14:57:33 EST Fri, 03 Aug 2018, 14:58:32 EST Thu, 09 Aug 2018, 11:56:25 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 19:10:50 EST Sat, 08 Sep 2018, 02:30:37 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 21 times in TR Web of Science Cited 22 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 287 Abstract Views, 105 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 12 Jul 2018, 15:58:49 EST