Self-assembled Hydrogel Fiber Bundles from Oppositely Charged Polyelectrolytes Mimic Micro-/nanoscale Hierarchy of Collagen.
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201606273
Abstract: Fiber bundles are present in many tissues throughout the body. In most cases, collagen subunits spontaneously self-assemble into a fibrilar structure that provides ductility to bone and constitutes the basis of muscle contraction. Translating these… read more here.
Keywords: collagen; fiber bundles; self assembled; hydrogel fiber ... See more keywords
Continuous fabrication of cellulose nanocrystal/poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate hydrogel fiber from nanocomposite dispersion: Rheology, preparation and characterization
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DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.06.034
Abstract: Abstract Advances in hydrogel design are yielding new hydrogel materials with diverse macroscopic topological structures. Among these, hydrogel fibers have been considered as a new class of hydrogel material with unique spatiotemporal properties. In this… read more here.
Keywords: hydrogel; rheology; dispersion; poly ethylene ... See more keywords
Efficient taper optical hydrogel fiber coupler drawn from suspended photocuring 3D printing.
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DOI: 10.1364/ol.470543
Abstract: Integrating bio-friendly optical hydrogel fibers (HFs) with solid-state fibers (SFs) could expand the horizons of fiber-optic technology for bio-photonics. However, methods for coupling HF and SF-based systems are inefficient due to the mode field mismatch.… read more here.
Keywords: photocuring printing; hydrogel; suspended photocuring; hydrogel fiber ... See more keywords
Mechanical Stabilization of Alginate Hydrogel Fiber and 3D Constructs by Mussel-Inspired Catechol Modification
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DOI: 10.3390/polym13060892
Abstract: Alginate is a representative biocompatible natural polymer with low cost for a variety of biomedical applications, such as wound dressing, drug delivery systems, tissue scaffolds, and 3D bioprinting. Particularly, the rapid and facile gelation of… read more here.
Keywords: alginate hydrogel; catechol; hydrogel; hydrogel fiber ... See more keywords