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Hydrogels: Supertough Hybrid Hydrogels Consisting of a Polymer Double‐Network and Mesoporous Silica Microrods for Mechanically Stimulated On‐Demand Drug Delivery (Adv. Funct. Mater. 42/2017)
Author(s) -
Choi Suji,
Choi Young jin,
Jang MoonSun,
Lee Jung Hee,
Jeong Ji Hoon,
Kim Jaeyun
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201770252
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , materials science , drug delivery , on demand , nanotechnology , polymer , mesoporous silica , mesoporous material , chemical engineering , composite material , polymer chemistry , computer science , organic chemistry , multimedia , chemistry , catalysis , engineering
In article number 1703826 , Jaeyun Kim and co‐workers report a new type of supertough hydrogel that exhibits enhanced mechanical stability under normal and physiological conditions. Various drugs loaded into the gel can be released on demand via mechanical stimulation, demonstrating the great potential of this approach for biological applications.