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ArticleACS applied bio materials2025

Shear and Compressive Stiffening of Dual-Cross-Linked Alginate Hydrogels with Tunable Viscoelasticity.

Kexin Zhang, Zecheng Li, Yu-Chang Chen, Il-Chul Yoon, Adam Graham, Kyle Vining

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Article in ACS applied bio materials, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Kexin ZhangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4831-2372
Zecheng LiDepartment of Bioengineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States.
Yu-Chang ChenDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States.
Il-Chul YoonDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States.
Adam GrahamCenter for Nanoscale Systems, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States.
Kyle ViningDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4009-879X

Funding

Targeting mechanical regulation of monocyte fate in head and neck cancer.R00DE030084 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI VINING, KYLE HOLMBERG · 2022 to 2024
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NIDCR NIH HHS R00 DE030084
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alginate biopolymers were modified with norbornene (Nb) and tetrazine (Tz) functional groups to generate hydrogel networks with tunable ionic and covalent cross-linking for modeling the strain-stiffening behavior of extracellular matrix. The mechanical properties of the hydrogels were investigated by oscillatory shear rheology, axial compression, and stress relaxation analysis. Introducing Nb-Tz irreversible covalent cross-links yielded dual-cross-linked hydrogels with stiffer and more elastic properties compared to purely ionically cross-linked alginate networks. The strain stiffening effect was observed under both shear amplitude sweeps and stepwise axial compression tests for the dual-cross-linked hydrogels. This study provides valuable insights into the structure-property relationship of dual-cross-linked biopolymer hydrogels for designing tunable extracellular matrix mimics of fibrotic tissues.

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AlginatesBiocompatible MaterialsCross-Linking ReagentsHydrogelsCompressive StrengthElasticityMaterials TestingMolecular StructureViscosityAlginatesBiocompatible MaterialsCross-Linking ReagentsHydrogelsalginateclick chemistrydual-cross-linkinghydrogelmechanical properties

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PMID40274262
PMCPMC12094175

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