Ingestible hydrogel device
High swelling ratio, speed and long term robustness tend not coexist in hydrogels which limits their use in devices. Here, the authors introduce a pufferfish-inspired hydrogel device ingested as a standard-sized pill, swells rapidly and maintains robustness under repeated mechanical loads in the sto...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2019-01-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08355-2 |