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Enzymatic mineralization generates ultrastiff and tough hydrogels with tunable mechanics

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  • Nicolas Rauner

    (Technische Universität Dortmund)

  • Monika Meuris

    (Technische Universität Dortmund)

  • Mirjana Zoric

    (Technische Universität Dortmund)

  • Joerg C. Tiller

    (Technische Universität Dortmund)

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Synthetic hydrogels are here created by enzyme-induced mineralization of hydrogel networks, yielding materials that are tough yet impressively stiff, with calcium phosphate particles distributed homogeneously throughout the network.

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  • Nicolas Rauner & Monika Meuris & Mirjana Zoric & Joerg C. Tiller, 2017. "Enzymatic mineralization generates ultrastiff and tough hydrogels with tunable mechanics," Nature, Nature, vol. 543(7645), pages 407-410, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:543:y:2017:i:7645:d:10.1038_nature21392
    DOI: 10.1038/nature21392
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    1. Donghui Zhang & Jingjing Liu & Qi Chen & Weinan Jiang & Yibing Wang & Jiayang Xie & Kaiqian Ma & Chao Shi & Haodong Zhang & Minzhang Chen & Jianglin Wan & Pengcheng Ma & Jingcheng Zou & Wenjing Zhang , 2021. "A sandcastle worm-inspired strategy to functionalize wet hydrogels," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-14, December.

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