Abstract
The soaking strategy with the Hofmeister effect has been proposed to fabricate gelatin- based hydrogels with excellent properties. However, the modulation mechanism of hydrogels lacks in-depth study. In this work, we studied in detail the effects of Hofmeister ions on the structural, thermal, viscoelastic and mechanical properties of gelatin hydrogels. The results showed that kosmotropic anions (Cit3−, SO42−, H2PO4− and S2O32−) enhanced hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions between gelatin molecules, resulting in increases in the length and content of triple helices and thus improving the properties of gelatin hydrogels. In contrast, chaotropic anions (I− and SCN−) weakened the interactions between gelatin molecules, and thus attenuated the properties. Based on the Hofmeister effect, we successfully fabricated gelatin poly N-methylolacrylamide (PNMA) double network hydrogels with shape memory properties. The Hofmeister effect provides an excellent route for the rational design and fabrication of functional gelatin-based hydrogels.
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