Bingkun Bao, Qingmei Zeng, Kai Li, Jianfeng Wen, Yiqing Zhang, Yongjun Zheng, Renjie Zhou, Chutong Shi, Ting Chen, Chaonan Xiao, Baihang Chen, Tao Wang, Kang Yu, Yuan Sun, Qiuning Lin, Yong He, Shantung Tu, Linyong Zhu
Hydrogel materials show promise for diverse applications, particular as biocompatible materials due to their high water content. Despite advances in hydrogel technology in recent years, their application is often severely limited by inadequate mechanical properties and time-consuming fabrication processes. Here we report a rapid hydrogel preparation strategy that achieves the simultaneous photo-crosslinking and establishment of biomimetic soft-hard material interface microstructures. These biomimetic interfacial-bonding nanocomposite hydrogels are prepared within seconds and feature clearly separated phases but have a strongly bonded interface...
August 21, 2023: Nature Materials