Journal article
Patterning of Structurally Anisotropic Composite Hydrogel Sheets
Abstract
Compositional and structural patterns play a crucial role in the function of many biological tissues. In the present work, for nanofibrillar hydrogels formed by chemically cross-linked cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and gelatin, we report a microextrusion-based 3D printing method to generate structurally anisotropic hydrogel sheets with CNCs aligned in the direction of extrusion. We prepared hydrogels with a uniform composition, as well as …
Authors
Prince E; Alizadehgiashi M; Campbell M; Khuu N; Albulescu A; De France K; Ratkov D; Li Y; Hoare T; Kumacheva E
Journal
Biomacromolecules, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 1276–1284
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Publication Date
April 9, 2018
DOI
10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00100
ISSN
1525-7797