Bioinspired Mechanically Robust and Recyclable Hydrogel Microfibers Based on Hydrogen‐Bond Nanoclusters

J Liang, J Xu, J Zheng, L Zhou, W Yang, E Liu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanically robust hydrogel fibers have demonstrated great potential in energy dissipation
and shock‐absorbing applications. However, developing such materials that are recyclable …

Aqueous spinning of robust, self-healable, and crack-resistant hydrogel microfibers enabled by hydrogen bond nanoconfinement

Y Shi, B Wu, S Sun, P Wu - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Robust damage-tolerant hydrogel fibers with high strength, crack resistance, and self-
healing properties are indispensable for their long-term uses in soft machines and robots as …

Artificial spider silk from ion-doped and twisted core-sheath hydrogel fibres

Y Dou, ZP Wang, W He, T Jia, Z Liu, P Sun… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Spider silks show unique combinations of strength, toughness, extensibility, and energy
absorption. To date, it has been difficult to obtain spider silk-like mechanical properties using …

High-strength and high-toughness silk fibroin hydrogels: a strategy using dynamic host–guest interactions

X Huang, M Zhang, J Ming, X Ning… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Natural polymer-based hydrogels attract great attention because of their inherent
biocompatibility and controllable biodegradability. However, the broad applications of these …

Spider-silk-inspired strong and tough hydrogel fibers with anti-freezing and water retention properties

S Wu, Z Liu, C Gong, W Li, S Xu, R Wen… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Ideal hydrogel fibers with high toughness and environmental tolerance are indispensable for
their long-term application in flexible electronics as actuating and sensing elements …

Ultrastretchable, adhesive, and antibacterial hydrogel with robust spinnability for manufacturing strong hydrogel micro/nanofibers

X He, Z Li, J Li, D Mishra, Y Ren, I Gates, J Hu, Q Lu - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The ultrastretchable (over 12 400%) hydrogel with long‐lasting adhesion, strong
antibacterial activity, and robust spinnability is developed based on the oxidative …

Engineered tough silk hydrogels through assembling β-sheet rich nanofibers based on a solvent replacement strategy

X Zhang, L Xiao, Z Ding, Q Lu, DL Kaplan - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
β-Sheet rich silk nanofiber hydrogels are suitable scaffolds in tissue regeneration and
carriers for various drugs. However, unsatisfactory mechanical performance limits its …

Spider silk inspired strong yet tough composite hydrogels

Z Liu, Y Chu, Y Wu, H Wu, Y Wang, X Li, L Wang… - … Science and Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Nanofillers are frequently used to improve the mechanical properties of hydrogels, but it is
still difficult to develop composite hydrogels with simultaneously enhanced strength, fracture …

Spinnable adhesive functional-hydrogel fibers for sensing and perception applications

S Xu, Y Yan, Y Zhao, X Qiu, D Zhuang, H Liu… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Spider silk has received increasing attention because of its high strength, good flexibility and
adhesiveness. Herein, we demonstrate a simple method for the fabrication of one type of …

Tunable biomimetic hydrogels from silk fibroin and nanocellulose

P Dorishetty, R Balu, SS Athukoralalage… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biomimetic hydrogels offer a new platform for hierarchical structure-controlled, tough,
biocompatible, mechanically tunable, and printable gels for regenerative medicine. Herein …