Dual dynamic bonds enable biocompatible and tough hydrogels with fast self-recoverable, self-healable and injectable properties
Zanru Guo, Hongjian Gu, Yuan He, Yinshan Zhang, Wenyuan Xu, Jiali Zhang, Yongxin Liu, Leyan Xiong, Aixi Chen, Yujun Feng
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsToughnessMaterials scienceUltimate tensile strengthCompressive strengthTearingBiocompatible materialCovalent bondComposite materialNanotechnologyBiomedical engineeringChemistryPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryMedicineHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsSupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials