Catechol-functionalized hydrogels: biomimetic design, adhesion mechanism, and biomedical applications

Abstract

This review presents insights into the fundamental challenges of wet adhesion, and the applications of catechol-functionalized hydrogels in diverse areas.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2020
Source ID
10.1039/c9cs00285e

Entities

People

  • Aleksander Cholewinski
  • Boxin Zhao
  • Bruce P Lee
  • Fut Kuo Yang
  • Pegah Kord Forooshani
  • Qiang Zhao
  • Rattapol Pinnaratip
  • Ruixing Wang
  • Tengfei Zhang
  • Wei Zhang
  • Xiangwei Zhu
  • ZhengMing Sun

Organizations

  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  • Michigan Technological University
  • Ministry of Education
  • Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
  • Office of Naval Research
  • School of Materials, University of Manchester
  • Southeast University
  • United States Army
  • University of Waterloo
  • Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology