Printable homocomposite hydrogels with synergistically reinforced molecular-colloidal networks

Composites which are made up of a single polymer, and yet allow modulation of the mechanical properties of the matrix without stress concentration, are challenging to fabricate. Here, the authors design a selfreinforced homocomposite alginate hydrogel with enhanced mechanical properties incorporatin...

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Main Authors: Austin H. Williams, Sangchul Roh, Alan R. Jacob, Simeon D. Stoyanov, Lilian Hsiao, Orlin D. Velev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23098-9