Skin-inspired hydrogel-elastomer hybrids with robust interfaces and functional microstructures

Nature Communications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Yuk, Hyunwoo ^a   Zhang, Teng ^b   Parada, German Alberto ^a   Liu, Xinyue ^a   Zhao, Xuanhe ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Syracuse University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CHITOSAN; DIMETICONE; ELASTOMER; HYALURONIC ACID; LATEX; POLYURETHAN;

MAMMAL; MICROSTRUCTURE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ROBOTICS; SKIN;

ARTICLE; HYBRID; HYDROGEL; HYDROGEN BOND; MICROFLUIDICS; PH; SKIN; STEADY STATE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMISTRY; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

MAMMALIA;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; ELASTOMERS; HYDROGELS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84976547434     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12028     Document Type: Article

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