Recent advances in shear‐thinning and self‐healing hydrogels for biomedical applications

• Published in: Journal of applied polymer science Vol. 137; no. 25
• Main Authors: Uman, Selen, Dhand, Abhishek, Burdick, Jason A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 05.07.2020; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Biomedical engineering; Biomedical materials; drug delivery; Drug delivery systems; Electrostatics; Healing; Hydrogels; Hydrogen bonds; Hydrophobicity; Imines; Injectability; injectable hydrogels; Materials science; Nanocomposites; Polymers; Polypeptides; self‐healing; Shear; shear‐thinning; Thinning; Three dimensional printing; Tissue engineering; Viscous flow

ABSTRACT Shear‐thinning and self‐healing hydrogels are being investigated in various biomedical applications including drug delivery, tissue engineering, and 3D bioprinting. Such hydrogels are formed through dynamic and reversible interactions between polymers or polypeptides that allow these shear‐...