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HKU Mechanical Engineering team develops multifunctional tendon-mimetic hydrogels
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HKU Mechanical Engineering team develops multifunctional tendon-mimetic hydrogels

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG IMAGE: FABRICATION PROCESS OF THE ANISOTROPIC TENDON-MIMETIC HYDROGEL. CREDIT: THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG Repairing or replacing injured tendons or similar load-bearing tissues represents one of the major challenges in clinical medicine. Natural tendons are water-rich tissues exhibiting outstanding mechanical strength and durability. Their mechanical properties originate from sophisticated microscale...

Tissue engineering: Developing bioinspired multi-functional tendon-mimetic hydrogels
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Tissue engineering: Developing bioinspired multi-functional tendon-mimetic hydrogels

by Thamarasee Jeewandara, Phys.org Design and processing of tendon-mimetic anisotropic composite hydrogels (ACHs). (A) Chemical structures of ANF and PVA and their intermolecular hydrogen bonding. (B) Schematics of the processing steps for ACH involving stretching and confined drying for the orientation of nanofiber assembly. (C) SEM images of isotropic ANF-PVA hydrogel (top) and ACH-80 (bottom)....