Cover Picture: Graphene Oxide/Polyacrylamide/Aluminum Ion Cross-Linked Carboxymethyl Hemicellulose Nanocomposite Hydrogels with Very Tough and Elastic Properties (Chem. Asian J. 11/2016)

Graphene oxide/polyacrylamide/aluminum ion-crosslinked carboxymethyl hemicelluloses (GO/PAM/Al3+-CMH) nanocomposite hydrogels were prepared by introducing GO into double PAM/CMH hydrogels followed by ionically crosslinking of Al3+. The combination of double network and nanofiller reinforcement endowed them with high strength and excellent elasticity. These as-prepared hydrogels have promising applications in bioengineering and drug-delivery system. More information can be found in the Full Paper by Junli Ren et al. on page 1697 in Issue 11, 2016 (DOI: 10.1002/asia.201600138).