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3D Printing: 3D Printing of Highly Stretchable and Tough Hydrogels into Complex, Cellularized Structures (Adv. Mater. 27/2015)
Author(s) -
Hong Sungmin,
Sycks Dalton,
Chan Hon Fai,
Lin Shaoting,
Lopez Gabriel P.,
Guilak Farshid,
Leong Kam W.,
Zhao Xuanhe
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201570182
Subject(s) - materials science , self healing hydrogels , 3d printing , biocompatible material , 3d printed , nanotechnology , composite material , three dimensional printing , biomedical engineering , polymer chemistry , engineering
X. Zhao and co‐workers develop on page 4035 a new biocompatible hydrogel system that is extremely tough and stretchable and can be 3D printed into complex structures, such as the multilayer mesh shown. Cells encapsulated in the tough and printable hydrogel maintain high viability. 3D‐printed structures of the tough hydrogel can sustain high mechanical loads and deformations.