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A comparative study of tough hydrogen bonding dissipating hydrogels made with different network structures

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: ) compared to the poly(acrylic acid) counterparts. We also demonstrate a strategy to fabricate hydrogels where the dissipation (loss modulus) can be tuned independently from the elasticity (storage modulus) suitable for cell culture applications. We anticipate that this modular design approach for producing hydrogels will have applications in tailored substrates for cell culture studies and in load bearing tissue engineering applications.

Source: Nanoscale Advances

DOI: 10.1039/d1na00103e

Authors: Badri Narayanan Narasimhan, Gerrit Sjoerd Deijs, Sesha Manuguri, Matthew Sheng Hao Ting, M. A. K. Williams, Jenny Malmström

Institutions: University of Auckland, MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Massey University

Language: English

Topic: Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications

Subfield: Biomaterials

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,962

Funders: Royal Society Te Apārangi, MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Marsden Fund