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- Title
Highly Stretchable, Self-Healing, Injectable and pH Responsive Hydrogel from Multiple Hydrogen Bonding and Boron-Carbohydrate Interactions.
- Authors
Peng, Yi-Yang; Cheng, Qiuli; Wu, Meng; Wang, Wenda; Zhao, Jianyang; Diaz-Dussan, Diana; McKay, Michelle; Zeng, Hongbo; Ummartyotin, Sarute; Narain, Ravin
- Abstract
A simple and cost-effective method for the fabrication of a safe, dual-responsive, highly stretchable, self-healing and injectable hydrogel is reported based on a combination of dynamic boronate ester bonds and hydrogen bonding interactions. The mechanical properties of the hydrogel are tunable by adjusting the molar ratios between sugar moieties on the polymer and borax. It was remarkable to note that the 2:1 ratio of sugar and borate ion significantly improves the mechanical strength of the hydrogel. The injectability, self-healing and stretchability properties of the hydrogel were also examined. In addition, the impact of the variation of the pH and the addition of free sugar responsiveness of the hydrogel was studied. High MRC-5 cell viability was noticed by the 3D live/dead assay after 24 h cell culture within the hydrogel scaffold. Hence, the developed hydrogels have desirable features that warrant their applications for drug delivery, scaffolds for cell and tissue engineering.
- Subjects
SELF-healing materials; HYDROGEN bonding; BORON; TISSUE engineering; HYDROGELS
- Publication
Gels (2310-2861), 2023, Vol 9, Issue 9, p709
- ISSN
2310-2861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/gels9090709