A hydrogel based on a cross-linked -polyglutamic acid and -polylysine polymer is obtained by cross-linking of -polyglutamic acid with -polylysine, and it is a polymer having the following constitutional unit, wherein, m is a natural number of 15 to 45, n is a natural number of 3900 to 17000, and x is a natural number of 5 to 40. It also discloses a preparation method of as-described hydrogel and its application in preparation as a medical wound dressing.

To provide a collagen sponge excellent in mechanical strength and a production method for the collagen sponge. A collagen sponge including a porous construct having a pore structure, the collagen sponge having a tensile strength of 1 N or more and 5 N or less in every direction including a length direction and a width direction. The collagen sponge may be produced by a production method including the following steps: (1) a step of subjecting a collagen solution obtained by mixing collagen and a solvent to stirring and deaeration treatment; (2) a step of subjecting the collagen solution to freeze-dry treatment; and (3) a step of subjecting a dried collagen product after the freeze-dry treatment to insoluble treatment.

An aerogel that includes an open-cell structure and a polymer matrix is disclosed. The polymer matrix can include a branched polyimide polymer having a degree of branching of at least 0.5. The polymer matrix can contain less than 5% by weight of crosslinked polymers.

An aerogel that includes an open-cell structure and a polymer matrix that includes a polyimide polymer is disclosed. The polymer matrix can contain less than 5% by weight of crosslinked polymers.

Systems and methods for producing aerogel materials are generally described. In certain cases, the methods do not require supercritical drying as part of the manufacturing process. In some cases, certain combinations of materials, solvents, and/or processing steps may be synergistically employed so as to enable manufacture of large (e.g., meter-scale), substantially crack free, and/or mechanically strong aerogel materials.

A composite aerogel, a recyclable heat-storage phase-change composite material with a photothermal conversion function are provided. The composite aerogel has a polymer and graphene. The polymer contains a maleic-anhydride-group-containing structural unit and a maleimide-group-containing structural unit. The composite aerogel can be used as a carrier to load a phase-change material, so as to obtain a recyclable heat-storage phase-change composite material, which has a photothermal conversion function and can also be recycled. The recyclable heat-storage phase-change composite material contains a composite aerogel and a phase-change material loaded in the composite aerogel.