Macromolecular Science and Engineering Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109, MI, USA.
Biologic and Materials Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109, MI, USA.
Macromol Biosci. 2019 Jan;19(1):e1800313. doi: 10.1002/mabi.201800313. Epub 2018 Nov 22.
Self-healing supramolecular hydrogels have emerged as a novel class of biomaterials that combine hydrogels with supramolecular chemistry to develop highly functional biomaterials with advantages including native tissue mimicry, biocompatibility, and injectability. These properties are endowed by the reversibly cross-linked polymer network of the hydrogel. These hydrogels have great potential for realizing yet to be clinically translated tissue engineering therapies. This review presents methods of self-healing supramolecular hydrogel formation and their uses in tissue engineering as well as future perspectives.
自修复超分子水凝胶作为一类新型生物材料,结合了水凝胶和超分子化学,开发出具有天然组织模拟、生物相容性和可注射性等优点的高度功能性生物材料。这些特性是由水凝胶的可反复交联聚合物网络赋予的。这些水凝胶在实现尚未转化为临床的组织工程治疗方面具有巨大潜力。本文综述了自修复超分子水凝胶的形成方法及其在组织工程中的应用,并对未来的发展前景进行了展望。