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3D Hydrogels: Capillary Origami Inspired Fabrication of Complex 3D Hydrogel Constructs (Small 33/2016)
Author(s) -
Li Moxiao,
Yang Qingzhen,
Liu Hao,
Qiu Mushu,
Lu Tian Jian,
Xu Feng
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201670162
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , fabrication , capillary action , materials science , nanotechnology , membrane , 3d printing , folding (dsp implementation) , chemistry , composite material , polymer chemistry , mechanical engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , biochemistry , engineering
A facile method for fabrication of complex 3D hydrogel constructs is developed by T. J. Lu, F. Xu, and co‐workers on page 4492. Built upon capillary origami, well‐controlled hydrogel structures with programmable shapes and sizes are produced by crosslinking during folding process. The profiles of the structure are dependent on crosslinking time, properties of the membrane and liquid, and the membrane shape. This method holds great potential to be high‐throughput and applicable to various materials.