Tough Hydrogels for Load‐Bearing Applications

N Petelinšek, S Mommer - Advanced Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Tough hydrogels have emerged as a promising class of materials to target load‐bearing
applications, where the material has to resist multiple cycles of extreme mechanical impact …

Highly stretchable nanocomposite hydrogels with outstanding antifatigue fracture based on robust noncovalent interactions for wound healing

M Zhang, J Yu, K Shen, R Wang, J Du… - Chemistry of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Stable mechanical properties under cyclic mechanical loads are critical for the applications
of hydrogels in flexible electronics and tissue engineering. However, most existing tough …

A biocompatible, self-adhesive, and stretchable photonic crystal sensor for underwater motion detection

Q Li, S Liu, J Wang, NM Mbola, Z Meng… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Smart wearable visual sensors are promising in many areas such as motion monitoring and
interactive devices. However, the realization of both biocompatibility and self-adhesiveness …

Photocurable 3D printing high-strength gels for flexible wearable devices and surgical models

H Li, J An, Q Bao, Y Rong, J Fei, X Zhang, X Huang - Polymer, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are considered to be ideal materials for the preparation of preoperative models
and flexible wearable devices due to their softness and plasticity. However, there are still …

[HTML][HTML] An in situ inhibition strategy: Forming a physical barrier around ionic crosslinkers to toughen double-network hydrogels

N Jian, J Wang, L Zuo, K Zhang - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Ionically crosslinked networks are extremely effective in reinforcing double-network (DN)
hydrogels. But the simultaneous improvement of both homogeneity and ionic crosslinking …

Empowering engineered muscle in biohybrid pump by extending connexin 43 duration with reduced graphene oxides

E Ko, O Aydin, Z Li, L Gapinske, KY Huang, T Saif… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Engineered skeletal muscle act as therapeutics invaluable to treat injured or diseased
muscle and a “living” material essential to assemble biological machinery. For normal …

Adaptive biohybrid pumping machine with flow loop feedback

Z Li, WC Balance, MSH Joy, S Patel, J Hwang… - …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Tissue-engineered living machines is an emerging discipline that employs complex
interactions between living cells and engineered scaffolds to self-assemble biohybrid …

Empowering Engineered Muscle Function by Extending Connexin 43 Duration with Reduced Graphene Oxides

E Ko, O Aydin, Z Li, L Gapinske, KY Huang, T Saif… - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Engineered skeletal muscle act as therapeutics invaluable to treat injured or diseased
muscle and a “living” material essential to assemble biological machinery. For normal …