Ethanol-induced gelation enables direct three-dimensional printing of sodium alginate hydrogel

• Main Authors: Zhou, Quan, Chng, Choon-Peng, Zhao, Yukai, Wang, Yueying, Xu, Hongmei, Huo, Yucheng, Huang, Changjin
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Alginate hydrogel; Ethanol
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174771
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Hydrogels have found wide applications in various fields, but further advances in hydrogel-based applications hinge upon overcoming the challenge of generating complex structures. Although three-dimensional (3D) printing enables customized designs, it remains challenging to print hydrogel structures...