Remotely Triggered Liquefaction of Hydrogel Materials

Søren L. Pedersen, Tin H. Huynh, Philipp Pöschko, Anne Sofie Fruergaard, Morten T. Jarlstad Olesen, Yaqing Chen, Henrik Birkedal, Guruprakash Subbiahdoss, Erik Reimhult, Jan Thøgersen, Alexander N. Zelikin*

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Abstract

Adaptable behavior such as triggered disintegration affords a broad scope and utility for (bio)materials in diverse applications in materials science and engineering. The impact of such materials continues to grow due to the increased importance of environmental considerations as well as the increased use of implants in medical practices. However, examples of such materials are still few. In this work, we engineer triggered liquefaction of hydrogel biomaterials in response to internal, localized heating, mediated by near-infrared light as external stimulus. This adaptable behavior is engineered into the readily available physical hydrogels based on poly(vinyl alcohol), using gold nanoparticles or an organic photothermal dye as heat generators. Upon laser light irradiation, engineered biomaterials underwent liquefaction within seconds. Pulsed laser light irradiation afforded controlled, on-demand release of the incorporated cargo, successful for small molecules as well as proteins (enzymes) in their biofunctional form.

Original languageEnglish
JournalACS Nano
Volume14
Issue7
Pages (from-to)9145-9155
Number of pages11
ISSN1936-0851
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2020

Keywords

  • biomaterials
  • hydrogels
  • nanoparticles
  • remote activation
  • stimuli response

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