Load-bearing hydrogels ionically reinforced through competitive ligand exchanges

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 2021 English Publisher:Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Journal:Biomaterials Science, volume 9, pages 6,753-6,762 (issn: 2047-4830, eissn: 2047-4849,

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Authors: Matteo Hirsch; Mathias Steinacher; Ran Zhao; Esther Amstad;

doi: 10.1039/d1bm01170g

pmid: 34498620

Load-bearing hydrogels ionically reinforced through competitive ligand exchanges

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Abstract

We introduce a competitive ligand-mediated approach to selectively and reversibly reinforce metal-coordinated hydrogels. This technique enables non-linear compositional changes for the fabrication of core–shell structures or flexible joints.

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École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL
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Keywords

Weight-Bearing, Tissue Engineering, Hydrogels, Ligands

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