Strong tough gels for 3D tissue constructs

Authors

Paul Calvert, University of MassachusettsFollow
Marc in het Panhuis, University of WollongongFollow
Geoffrey Spinks, University of WollongongFollow
Robert Gorkin III, University of WollongongFollow
Leo Stevens, University of WollongongFollow
Shannon E. Bakarich, University of WollongongFollow
Paul Balding, University of Wollongong
Damian M. Kirchmajer, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

89640

Publication Details

Calvert, P., in het Panhuis, M., Spinks, G., Gorkin III, R., Stevens, L., Bakarich, S. E., Balding, P. & Kirchmajer, D. M. (2014). Strong tough gels for 3D tissue constructs. MRS Proceedings, 1622 (pp. 1-5). United States: Materials Research Society.

Abstract

The mechanical characteristics of ionic-covalent entanglement hydrogels consisting of combinations of the biopolymers gellan gum and kappa-carrageenan, and the synthetic polymers polyacrylamide and an epoxy amine were investigated. Compression testing showed that these gels exhibited "double network" behavior, i.e. strong tough gels.