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A novel cellulose hydrogel prepared from its ionic liquid solution

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Abstract

A novel cellulose hydrogel is prepared by regenerating cellulose from its ionic liquid solution. The transparency cellulose hydrogel presents a good chemical stability and an acceptable mechanical property. This non-toxic cellulose hydrogel should be biocompatible and may be useful in the future as a biomaterial.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China

    Lu Li, ZhangBi Lin, Xiao Yang, ZhenZhen Wan & ShuXun Cui

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Correspondence to ShuXun Cui.

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 20604017) and Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, Ministry of Education of China

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Li, L., Lin, Z., Yang, X. et al. A novel cellulose hydrogel prepared from its ionic liquid solution. Chin. Sci. Bull. 54, 1622–1625 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-009-0207-2

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