3D Printing of Highly Stretchable and Tough Hydrogels into Complex, Cellularized Structures. (1st June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hong, Sungmin; Sycks, Dalton; Chan, Hon Fai; Lin, Shaoting; Lopez, Gabriel P.; Guilak, Farshid; Leong, Kam W.; Zhao, Xuanhe
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials. Volume 27:Number 27(2015)
• Page Start: 4035
• Page End: 4040
• Publication Date: 2015-06-01
• Subjects: Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201501099
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0935-9648

Abstract

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