The marriage of Xenes and hydrogels: Fundamentals, applications, and outlook

Yong Kang; Hanjie Zhang; Liqun Chen; Jinrui Dong; Bin Yao; Xue Yuan; Duotian Qin; Alexey V. Yaremenko; Chuang Liu; Chan Feng; Xiaoyuan Ji; Wei Tao

The Innovation (Nov 2022)

The marriage of Xenes and hydrogels: Fundamentals, applications, and outlook

Yong Kang,
Hanjie Zhang,
Liqun Chen,
Jinrui Dong,
Bin Yao,
Xue Yuan,
Duotian Qin,
Alexey V. Yaremenko,
Chuang Liu,
Chan Feng,
Xiaoyuan Ji,
Wei Tao

Affiliations

Yong Kang: Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Hanjie Zhang: Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials, Key Laboratory of Biomaterials and Nanotechnology for Cancer Immunotherapy, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, China
Liqun Chen: Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Jinrui Dong: Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Bin Yao: Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Xue Yuan: Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Duotian Qin: Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Alexey V. Yaremenko: Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Chuang Liu: Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Chan Feng: Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sir Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310016, China; Corresponding author
Xiaoyuan Ji: Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Corresponding author
Wei Tao: Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Corresponding author

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 6
p. 100327

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Hydrogels have blossomed as superstars in various fields, owing to their prospective applications in tissue engineering, soft electronics and sensors, flexible energy storage, and biomedicines. Two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials, especially 2D mono-elemental nanosheets (Xenes) exhibit high aspect ratio morphology, good biocompatibility, metallic conductivity, and tunable electrochemical properties. These fascinating characteristics endow numerous tunable application-specific properties for the construction of Xene-based hydrogels. Hierarchical multifunctional hydrogels can be prepared according to the application requirements and can be effectively tuned by different stimulation to complete specific tasks in a spatiotemporal sequence. In this review, the synthesis mechanism, properties, and emerging applications of Xene hydrogels are summarized, followed by a discussion on expanding the performance and application range of both hydrogels and Xenes. Public summary: • Two-dimensional mono-elemental nanosheets (Xenes) endow tunable application • Synthesis mechanism, properties, and applications of Xene hydrogels are summarized • Expanding performance and applications of both hydrogels and Xenes are presented

Published in The Innovation

ISSN: 2666-6758 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Science (General)
Website: https://www.cell.com/the-innovation

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