Issue 44, 2017
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A new light triggered approach to develop a micro porous tough hydrogel†

Qingqing Dou,‡a   Zhi Wei Kenny Low, ORCID logo ‡ab   Kangyi Zhanga  and  Xian Jun Loh ORCID logo *abc  

* Corresponding authors

a Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03. Innovis, Singapore 138634
E-mail: lohxj@imre.a-star.edu.sg

b Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117576, Singapore

c Singapore Eye Research Institute, 11 Third Hospital Avenue, Singapore 168751, Singapore

Abstract

A porous tough hydrogel (alginate–polyacrylamide) is successfully synthesized using a photo-gelling polymer as a templating agent. Unlike current porous hydrogels, we present a useful pore-enhancing strategy without sacrificing the mechanical properties of the parent matrix. These porous tough hydrogels, as 3D cell culture scaffolds, can mimic the extracellular matrix and allow maximum nutrient exchange.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7RA03214E
Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Mar 2017
Accepted
15 May 2017
First published
23 May 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2017,7, 27449-27453

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A new light triggered approach to develop a micro porous tough hydrogel

Q. Dou, Z. W. K. Low, K. Zhang and X. J. Loh, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 27449 DOI: 10.1039/C7RA03214E

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