Injectable self-healing nanocellulose hydrogels crosslinked by aluminum: Cellulose nanocrystals vs. cellulose nanofibrils
Materials and Product Engineering|Updated:2026-01-06
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Injectable self-healing nanocellulose hydrogels crosslinked by aluminum: Cellulose nanocrystals vs. cellulose nanofibrils
Chinese Journal of Chemical EngineeringVol. 50, Issue 10, Pages: 389-397(2022)
Affiliations:
1. State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University,Tianjin,China,300072
2. Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University,Ningbo,China,315201
3. School of Marine Science and Technology, Tianjin University,Tianjin,China,300072
4. . Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., Saint Petersburg,St,Russia,199034
With excellent biocompatibility and unique physiochemical properties
nanocelluloses including cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) are promising candidates for preparing biomedical hydrogels. CNCs and CNFs are different in morphology and surface charges. Herein
CNCs and two CNFs (CNFs-C
Carboxylated CNFs; CNFs-P
Phosphorylated CNFs) were synthesized and applied to fabricate hydrogels through metal crosslinking. Aluminum crosslinking was found to be the best choice for enhancing the strength. This study systematically compared the morphologies
storage modulus
loss factor
continuous shear ramp
self-healing
swelling
in vitro
degradation and injectable properties of the fabricated hydrogels. Further
a radar chart is summarized as guidelines to direct the rational selection to meet the specific requirements of further biomedical applications. At the same nanocellulose concentration and after Al
3+
crosslinking
CNCs hydrogels had strong water holding capacity twice as much as that of CNFs hydrogels. While CNFs hydrogels showed higher hardness and stronger resistance to degradation than that of CNCs. These results p
rovide detailed insights into nanocellulose hydrogels
making it possible to use these guidelines to select hydrogels for desired performance.
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