Abstract:
Calcium silicate-calcium alginate (CaSiO
3-CaAlg) composite hydrogel plate films were prepared by calcium ion cross-linking the mixture of calcium silicate and sodium alginate, and their morphologies were observed. The CaSiO
3-CaAlg film was characterized by FTIR, TG and XRD. The mechanical tensile properties of CaSiO
3-CaAlg composite hydrogel films with different contents of CaSiO
3 on the CaAlg were investigated under wet condition. The results show that the CaSiO
3 and CaAlg have good compatibility and the addition of CaSiO
3 can improve the thermal performance of CaAlg. With the increase of calcium silicate in CaSiO
3-CaAlg composite hydrogel membrane, the limited stress first increases, and then decreases. The preparation of CaSiO
3-CaAlg composite film is simple, without using any organic solvent and is easily to be batch produced. The thickness of the film is controllable and uniform. CaSiO
3-CaAlg composite hydrogel films are expected to be used in tissue engineering and medical dressings.