type A (bloom 180, Roth, Germany); 8-arm poly(ethylene glycol) thiol
(MW: 10,000 g/mol; JenKem Technology, USA); tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)dichlororuthenium(II)
hexahydrate (Ru; Sigma-Aldrich, The Netherlands); sodium persulfate
(SPS; Sigma-Aldrich, The Netherlands); poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO;
MW: 600,000–1,000,000 g/mol, Acros Organics, USA); silkworm
cocoons (Wild Fibres, UK); and lithium bromide (Acros Organics, USA).