Photopolymerizable chitosan hydrogels with improved strength and 3D printability
Mengfan Zhang, Tingting Wan, Penghui Fan, Kai Shi, Xiao Chen, Hongjun Yang, Xin Liu, Weilin Xu, Yingshan Zhou
Topics & Concepts
ChitosanPhotopolymerBiocompatibilitySelf-healing hydrogelsAcrylateMaterials scienceChemical engineeringTissue engineeringDrug deliveryPolymer chemistryPolymerComposite materialNanotechnologyPolymerizationCopolymerBiomedical engineeringMedicineEngineeringMetallurgy3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications