Mechanically tunable conductive interpenetrating network hydrogels that mimic the elastic moduli of biological tissue

Vivian R. Feig; Helen Tran; Minah Lee; Zhenan Bao

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05222-4

Nature Communications (Jul 2018)

Mechanically tunable conductive interpenetrating network hydrogels that mimic the elastic moduli of biological tissue

Vivian R. Feig,
Helen Tran,
Minah Lee,
Zhenan Bao

Affiliations

Vivian R. Feig: Department of Material Science and Engineering, Stanford University
Helen Tran: Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
Minah Lee: Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
Zhenan Bao: Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05222-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Conductive and stretchable materials that match the elastic moduli of biological tissue are desired for enhanced interfacial and mechanical stability. Here the authors show a method for fabricating highly conductive hydrogels comprising two interpenetrating networks.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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