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Easy Manipulation of Architectures in Protein-based Hydrogels for Cell Culture Applications
Published on: August 4, 2017
Actuation of bilayer hydrogels via a cross-stimuli chemical reaction network
Zhongrui Wang1, Yongzheng Xing1, Yuwen Meng1
1National Engineering Research Center for Colloidal Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100, People's Republic of China. Yuwen.meng@sdu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
A bilayer hydrogel integrating a thermo-responsive layer and an ionic-sensitive layer is fabricated through a cross-stimuli chemical reaction network. This system leverages ion-regulated modulation of the volume phase transition temperature and thermally accelerated decomposition of ammonium carbonate to achieve synergistic cross-stimuli effects, enabling spatiotemporally programmable actuation under coupled environmental triggers.

