4D Printed Programmable Shape-morphing Hydrogels as Intraoperative Self-folding Nerve Conduits for Sutureless Neurorrhaphy.
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DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202300701
Abstract: There only a few reports of implantable 4D printed biomaterials, most of which exhibit slow deformations rendering them unsuitable for in situ surgical deployment. In this study, a hydrogel system was engineered with defined swelling… read more here.
Keywords: printed programmable; nerve; programmable shape; morphing hydrogels ... See more keywords
4D Biofabrication Using Shape-Morphing Hydrogels.
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.201703443
Abstract: Despite the tremendous potential of bioprinting techniques toward the fabrication of highly complex biological structures and the flourishing progress in 3D bioprinting, the most critical challenge of the current approaches is the printing of hollow… read more here.
Keywords: biofabrication using; morphing hydrogels; shape morphing; biofabrication ... See more keywords
Programmable Morphing Hydrogels for Soft Actuators and Robots: From Structure Designs to Active Functions.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00046
Abstract: ConspectusNature provides abundant inspiration and elegant paradigms for the development of smart materials that can actuate, morph, and move on demand. One remarkable capacity of living organisms is to adapt their shapes or positions in… read more here.
Keywords: actuators robots; structure designs; hydrogels soft; morphing hydrogels ... See more keywords