Macroscopic supramolecular assembly of rigid hydrogels assisted by a flexible spacing coating

J Mater Chem B. 2019 Mar 14;7(10):1684-1689. doi: 10.1039/c8tb02588f. Epub 2018 Nov 26.

Abstract

To address the difficult challenge of realizing macroscopic supramolecular assembly (MSA) of high-modulus hydrogels, we propose a strategy of introducing a flexible spacing coating to improve the surface compliance for efficient MSA, which holds promise to develop versatile MSA methods for fabricating hydrogel-based tissue scaffolds, and to provide insight into the MSA mechanism.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Hydrogels / chemistry*
  • Tissue Engineering / methods*

Substances

  • Hydrogels