Issue 10, 2019

Macroscopic supramolecular assembly of rigid hydrogels assisted by a flexible spacing coating

Abstract

To address the difficult challenge of realizing macroscopic supramolecular assembly (MSA) of high-modulus hydrogels, we propose a strategy of introducing a flexible spacing coating to improve the surface compliance for efficient MSA, which holds promise to develop versatile MSA methods for fabricating hydrogel-based tissue scaffolds, and to provide insight into the MSA mechanism.

Graphical abstract: Macroscopic supramolecular assembly of rigid hydrogels assisted by a flexible spacing coating

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
01 Oct 2018
Accepted
13 Nov 2018
First published
17 Nov 2018

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019,7, 1684-1689

Macroscopic supramolecular assembly of rigid hydrogels assisted by a flexible spacing coating

G. Ju, Q. Zhang, F. Guo, P. Xie, M. Cheng and F. Shi, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2019, 7, 1684 DOI: 10.1039/C8TB02588F

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