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Multiresponsive Polymer Gels

Our Research

Polymer hydrogels are 3D-crosslinked networks with water-holding ability and the possibility to encapsulate a plethora of components (drugs, nanomaterials, cells, etc.) to fulfill numerous research and industrial requirements. Recently, new types of gels in which the aqueous swelling medium is replaced by ionic liquids (iongels) or deep eutectic solvents (eutectogels) are gaining increasing attention as they not only provide synergistic properties, but also new functionalities.

MIRYAM CRIADO-GONZALEZ INNOVATIVE POLYMERS GROUP

Dr. Miryam Criado-Gonzalez

Research Line Manager

Dr. Ilaria Abdel-Aziz

Research Line Manager

Our Objective

Our aim is to develop innovative polymer hydrogels, iongels, and eutectogels with specific functionalities and response to multiple stimuli such as electric current, light, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and/or pH, among others, to cover a broad spectrum of applications and research fields, ranging from biomedicine up to energy storage, water harvesting, and sustainability.

POLYMERS FOR BIOELECTRONICS Multiresponsive gels

Team

Dr. Ilaria Abdel

Sergio Peñas

Dr. Miryam Criado

Rajat Rai

Dr. Naroa Lopez

Haifa Rimani

Alister Urain

Selected Articles

M. Criado-Gonzalez, N. Alegret, A. M. Fracaroli, D. Mantione, G. Guzmán-González, R. del Olmo, K. Tashiro, L. C. Tomé, M. L. Picchio & D. Mecerreyes. Mixed Conductive, Injectable, and Fluorescent Supramolecular Eutectogel Composites. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202301489. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202301489

A. Aguzin, A. Dominguez-Alfaro, M. Criado-Gonzalez, S. Velasco-Bosom, M. L. Picchio, N. Casado, E. Mitoudi-Vagourdi, R. J. Minari, G. G. Malliaras & D. Mecerreyes. Direct ink writing of PEDOT eutectogels as substrate-free dry electrodes for electromyography. Mater. Horiz. 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3MH00310H

N. Lopez-Larrea, M. Criado-Gonzalez, A. Dominguez-Alfaro, N. Alegret, I. del Agua, B. Marchiori & D. Mecerreyes. Digital Light 3D Printing of PEDOT-Based Photopolymerizable Inks for Biosensing. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2022 4, 9, 6749–6759. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.2c01170

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