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Ultrastrong and flexible hybrid hydrogels based on solution self-assembly of chitin nanofibers in gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA)

Hassanzadeh, P;
Kazemzadeh-Narbat, M;
Rosenzweig, R;
Zhang, X;
Khademhosseini, A;
Annabi, N;
Rolandi, M

UCLA Previously Published Works (2016)

We demonstrate ultrastrong and flexible hydrogels by self-assembling chitin nanofiber in the presence of gelatin methacryloyl. We tune the mechanical properties of the hydrogel with chitin nanofiber content and show proof-of-concept applications in engineering vascular tissue.

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