Plastic-Like Supramolecular Hydrogels with Polyelectrolyte/Surfactant Complexes as Physical Cross-links

Developing hydrogels with new structures and extraordinary performances is fundamental and mission-critical for the advancements of gel materials. Here, we report a class of tough supramolecular hydrogels facilely prepared by polymerizing methacrylic acid precursor solution in the presence of hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride micelles. After swelling the as-prepared hydrogels in water, strong polyelectrolyte/surfactant complexes (PESCs) are...