Synergistic complexation of phenol functionalized polymer induced <i>in situ</i> microfiber formation for 3D printing of marine-based hydrogels
Hafez Jafari, Christine Delporte, Katrien V. Bernaerts, Houman Alimoradi, Lei Nie, Daria Podstawczyk, Kam Chiu Tam, Amin Shavandi
Abstract
This study proposes a strategy to design tough and 3D printable marine-based hydrogels based on the synergistic complexation of a phenolated polyelectrolyte complex and enzyme-mediated crosslinking.
Topics & Concepts
MicrofiberSelf-healing hydrogelsIn situPhenolPolymerChemical engineeringPolymer chemistryChemistryMaterials sciencePolymer scienceOrganic chemistryEngineering3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies