Enzymatic mineralization generates ultrastiff and tough hydrogels with tunable mechanics

Nicolas Rauner, Monika Meuris, Mirjana Zoric and Joerg C. Tiller ()
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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

Nature, 2017, vol. 543, issue 7645, 407-410

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2017
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