Journal of Inorganic Materials ›› 2026, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (10): 1497-1506.DOI: 10.15541/jim20260033
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WANG Huiwen(
), YAO Aihua(
), WANG Deping(
)
Received:2026-01-19
Revised:2026-02-12
Published:2026-10-20
Online:2026-04-03
Contact:
YAO Aihua, associate professor. E-mail: 07182@tongji.edu.cn;About author:WANG Huiwen (2001-), female, Master candidate. E-mail: 2331517@tongji.edu.cn
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WANG Huiwen, YAO Aihua, WANG Deping. Preparation and Properties of an Electrically Conductive Composite Hydrogel with Electric Field-regulated pH[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2026, 41(10): 1497-1506.
Fig. 1 Morphology and pH-responsive drug release of PDA@Cur NPs (a, b) SEM images of (a) PDA NPs and (b) PDA@Cur NPs; (c) Cumulative release of Cur from PDA@Cur NPs at different pH
Fig. 2 Digital photographs, microstructure, and tensile strength of the composite hydrogels (a) Digital photographs of HPL-PDA@Cur-5BG; (b) SEM image of HPL-PDA@Cur-5BG; (c) Tensile strength of the composite hydrogels
Fig. 3 pH changes and ion releases of the conductive composite hydrogels under electrical stimulation (a-c) Interfacial pH under intermittent stimulation; (d) pH variation in PBS; (e) pH variation in PBS under direct current (DC) stimulation; (f-i) Cumulative release of (f) B, (g) Mg, (h) Si, and (i) Sr ions with and without 10 mA stimulation
Fig. 4 Drug release behaviors of the composite hydrogels (a) pH-responsive release of Cur from the composite hydrogels; (b-d) Release profiles under different applied currents in PBS at (b) pH 5.0, (c) pH 6.0 and (d) pH 7.4
Fig. 5 Photothermal performance and pH-dependent antibacterial activity of the HPL-PDA@Cur-5BG composite hydrogel (a) Heating curves under 808 nm NIR irradiation (1.2 W·cm-2); (b) Photographs of antibacterial performance; (c) Antibacterial rates against E. coli; (d) Photographs of antibacterial performance under different pH conditions; (e) Antibacterial rates against E. coli under different pH conditions. Data are presented as mean±standard deviation (SD), n=3; **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, ****p<0.0001
Fig. 6 Effects of the composite hydrogel extracts on the viability and tube formation function of HUVECs (a) Cell viability after 24 h co-culture, assessed by CCK-8 assay; (b) Representative images of the tube formation assay; (c, d) Semi-quantitative results of the tube formation. Data are presented as mean±SD, n=3; **p<0.01, ***p<0.001
Fig. S1 Schematic illustration of the in vitro experimental setup for evaluating the spatial regulation of hydrogel internal pH by electrical stimulation
Fig. S3 Multifunctional properties of the composite hydrogels with different Li+ contents (a) Electrical conductivity; (b) Tensile properties; (c) Adhesive properties; (d) Degradation properties; (e) Swelling properties
Fig. S4 Chemical structure and basic physicochemical properties of the HPMC-based composite hydrogels (a) FT-IR spectra of HPMC, HPMC-PAM-10LiCl and HPL-PDA@Cur-5BG hydrogels; (b) Adhesive properties; (c) Degradation properties; (d) Swelling properties
Fig. S5 Photothermal performance and conversion efficiency of the HPL-PDA@Cur-5BG composite hydrogel (a) Temperature curves under different power densities; (b) Photothermal stability over five NIR irradiation cycles; (c) Temperature vs. time curves during heating and cooling phases; (d) Plots of cooling time vs. -lnθ derived from (c) (dimensionless driving force temperature θ: the ratio of the temperature difference between the system and the ambient temperature over time during the cooling phase)
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