Soft materials by design: unconventional polymer networks give extreme properties
Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …
Chemical syntheses of bioinspired and biomimetic polymers toward biobased materials
The rich structures and hierarchical organizations in nature provide many sources of
inspiration for advanced material designs. We wish to recapitulate properties such as high …
inspiration for advanced material designs. We wish to recapitulate properties such as high …
Making highly elastic and tough hydrogels from doughs
A hydrogel is often fabricated from preexisting polymer chains by covalently crosslinking
them into a polymer network. The crosslinks make the hydrogel swell‐resistant but brittle …
them into a polymer network. The crosslinks make the hydrogel swell‐resistant but brittle …
Click hydrogels, microgels and nanogels: Emerging platforms for drug delivery and tissue engineering
Hydrogels, microgels and nanogels have emerged as versatile and viable platforms for
sustained protein release, targeted drug delivery, and tissue engineering due to excellent …
sustained protein release, targeted drug delivery, and tissue engineering due to excellent …
Peptide‐Crosslinked, Highly Entangled Hydrogels with Excellent Mechanical Properties but Ultra‐Low Solid Content
P Liu, Y Zhang, Y Guan, Y Zhang - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Low solid content is the ultimate reason for the brittleness and weakness of ordinary
hydrogels. Here, hydrogels with ultra‐low solid content but good mechanical properties are …
hydrogels. Here, hydrogels with ultra‐low solid content but good mechanical properties are …
Ultrastretchable, tough, antifreezing, and conductive cellulose hydrogel for wearable strain sensor
D Chen, X Zhao, X Wei, J Zhang, D Wang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conductive hydrogels have shown great potential in the field of flexible strain sensors.
However, their application is greatly limited due to the low conductivity and poor mechanical …
However, their application is greatly limited due to the low conductivity and poor mechanical …
Hydrogels for hydrophobic drug delivery. Classification, synthesis and applications
E Larrañeta, S Stewart, M Ervine… - Journal of functional …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Hydrogels have been shown to be very useful in the field of drug delivery due to their high
biocompatibility and ability to sustain delivery. Therefore, the tuning of their properties …
biocompatibility and ability to sustain delivery. Therefore, the tuning of their properties …
Bioinspired design toward nanocellulose-based materials
Nature provides lots of inspiration for material and structural design for various applications.
Deriving design principles from the investigation of nature can provide a rich source of …
Deriving design principles from the investigation of nature can provide a rich source of …
A review on tough and sticky hydrogels
In this review, we survey recent literature (2009–2013) on hydrogels that are mechanically
tough and adhesive. The impact of published work and trends in the field are examined. We …
tough and adhesive. The impact of published work and trends in the field are examined. We …
Synthesis and orthogonal photopatterning of hyaluronic acid hydrogels with thiol-norbornene chemistry
The patterning of chemical and mechanical signals within hydrogels permits added
complexity towards their use as cell microenvironments for biomedical applications …
complexity towards their use as cell microenvironments for biomedical applications …