Two EPFL research groups, led by Dominique Pioletti and Pierre-Etienne Bourban, have created a biocompatible hydrogel that naturally adheres to soft tissues like cartilage and the meniscus. Their hydrogel, which is almost 90% water, can withstand mechanical stresses and extensive deformation and therefore eliminates the need for a separate binding process. Their research has been published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
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- Research and Tech Transfer , STI, Research and Tech Transfer, Materials Science
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- EPFL - Alain Herzog
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- CC0 Licence
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- Nov. 21, 2018
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- A hydrogel that adheres firmly to cartilage and meniscus
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