Facile preparation and properties of porous poly(vinyl alcohol)/trehalose/nano-clay hydrogels with high mechanical strength for potential application in bone tissue engineering
Changxin Xiang, Qing Zhang, Zijian Guo, Zehua Wang, Weiyi Chen, Xiaona Li, Xiaochun Wei, Pengcui Li
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsVinyl alcoholMaterials scienceBiocompatibilityCompressive strengthTissue engineeringUltimate tensile strengthComposite materialChemical engineeringPorosityPolymerBiomedical engineeringPolymer chemistryEngineeringMetallurgyMedicineBone Tissue Engineering MaterialsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications