Self-assembled graphene hydrogel via a one-step hydrothermal process

ACS Nano. 2010 Jul 27;4(7):4324-30. doi: 10.1021/nn101187z.

Abstract

Self-assembly of two-dimensional graphene sheets is an important strategy for producing macroscopic graphene architectures for practical applications, such as thin films and layered paperlike materials. However, construction of graphene self-assembled macrostructures with three-dimensional networks has never been realized. In this paper, we prepared a self-assembled graphene hydrogel (SGH) via a convenient one-step hydrothermal method. The SGH is electrically conductive, mechanically strong, and thermally stable and exhibits a high specific capacitance. The high-performance SGH with inherent biocompatibility of carbon materials is attractive in the fields of biotechnology and electrochemistry, such as drug-delivery, tissue scaffolds, bionic nanocomposites, and supercapacitors.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Drug Stability
  • Drug Storage
  • Electric Capacitance
  • Electrodes
  • Graphite / chemistry*
  • Hydrogels / chemistry*
  • Mechanical Phenomena
  • Temperature*
  • Water / chemistry
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Hydrogels
  • Water
  • Graphite