Self-healing poly(acrylic acid) hydrogels fabricated by hydrogen bonding and Fe3+ ion cross-linking for cartilage tissue engineering
Min Kang, Yizhu Cheng, Yinchun Hu, Huixiu Ding, Hui Yang, Yan Wei, Di Huang
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsMaterials scienceAcrylic acidUltimate tensile strengthChemical engineeringFourier transform infrared spectroscopyMicrostructureHydrogen bondPolymerPolyacrylic acidPolymer chemistryComposite materialMoleculeCopolymerChemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringOsteoarthritis Treatment and MechanismsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsProteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research