PH responsive self-healing hydrogels formed by boronate-catechol complexation.
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SUBMITTER: He L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4526106 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul
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pH responsive self-healing hydrogels formed by boronate-catechol complexation.
He Lihong L Fullenkamp Dominic E DE Rivera José G JG Messersmith Phillip B PB
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) 20110601 26
Here we report the synthesis and characterization of pH-responsive, self-healing hydrogels based on boronate-catechol complexation. ...[more]
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