Open AccessLight processable starch hydrogels
Author(s) -
Camilla Noè,
Chiara TondaTuro,
Annalisa Chiappone,
Minna Hakkarainen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
biomedical science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2531-9892
DOI - 10.4081/bse.2021.184
Subject(s) - self healing hydrogels , starch , materials science , stiffness , composite material , raw material , polymer chemistry , chemistry , food science , organic chemistry
Light processable hydrogels were successfully fabricated by utilizing maize starch as raw material. Increasing the starch content from 10 to 15 wt% increased the compressive stiffness from 13 to 20 kPa, which covers the stiffness of different body tissues.