Self-assembled hydrogel fiber bundles from oppositely charged polyelectrolytes mimic micro-/nanoscale hierarchy of collagen

Fiber bundles are present in many tissues throughout the body. In most cases, collagen subunits spontaneously self-assemble into a fibrilar structure that provides ductility to bone and constitutes the basis of muscle contraction. Translating these natural architectural features into a biomimetic sc...

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Main Author: Sant, Shilpa (author)
Other Authors: Coutinho, Daniela F. (author), Gaharwar, Akhilesh K. (author), Neves, N. M. (author), Reis, R. L. (author), Gomes, Manuela E. (author), Khademhosseini, Ali (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Bottom-up self-assembly
Chitosan and gellan gum
Collagen mimicking
Hierarchical hydrogel fibers
Polyelectrolyte Complexes
Science & Technology
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1822/46857
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/46857

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https://hdl.handle.net/1822/46857

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