ArticleGels (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Ionic Crosslinked Hydrogel Films for Immediate Decontamination of Chemical Warfare Agents.
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- Ionic Crosslinking of Linear Polyethyleneimine Hydrogels with Tripolyphosphate.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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This study describes the development of hydrogel formulations with ionic crosslinking capacity and photocatalytic characteristics. The objective of this research is to provide an effective, accessible, "green", and facile route for the decontamination of chemical warfare agents (CWAs, namely the blistering agent-mustard gas/sulfur mustard (HD)) from contaminated surfaces, by decomposition and entrapment of CWAs and their degradation products inside the hydrogel films generated "on-site". The decontamination of the notorious warfare agent HD was successfully achieved through a dual hydrolytic-photocatalytic degradation process. Subsequently, the post-decontamination residues were encapsulated within a hydrogel membrane film produced via an ionic crosslinking mechanism. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and sodium alginate (ALG) are the primary constituents of the decontaminating formulations. These polymeric components were chosen for this application due to their cost-effectiveness, versatility, and their ability to form hydrogen bonds, facilitating hydrogel formation. In the presence of divalent metallic ions, ALG undergoes ionic crosslinking, resulting in rapid gelation. This facilitated prompt PVA-ALG film curing and allowed for immediate decontamination of targeted surfaces. Additionally, bentonite nanoclay, titanium nanoparticles, and a tetrasulfonated nickel phthalocyanine (NiPc) derivative were incorporated into the formulations to enhance absorption capacity, improve mechanical properties, and confer photocatalytic activity to the hydrogels obtained via Zn
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