Browsing by Subject "double network"
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(2021-04-26)Clinical treatments for intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration aim to relieve pain and stabilize the spine. However, recovery is limited by a lack of adequate replication of joint mechanics, donor site morbidity, and a low ...
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(2012-04-19)Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) hydrogels reversibly switch from a water-swollen to a deswollen state when heated above their volume phase transition temperature (VPTT = ~ 33 °C). It has been shown that PNIPAAm ...
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(2019-04-01)Hydrogels, crosslinked hydrophilic polymer networks, are widely used as biomaterials because of their similarity to soft biological tissues; however, their poor mechanical properties greatly limit their utility. This work ...