journal article·2024-06

Skin‐Inspired All‐Natural Biogel for Bioadhesive Interface

Lingyi Lan, Jianfeng Ping, Huiyan Li, Chengjun Wang, Guang Li, Jizhou Song, Yibin Ying

Advanced Materials· Volume 36· Issue 25
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Abstract

Abstract Natural material‐based hydrogels are considered ideal candidates for constructing robust bio‐interfaces due to their environmentally sustainable nature and biocompatibility. However, these hydrogels often encounter limitations such as weak mechanical strength, low water resistance, and poor ionic conductivity. Here, inspired by the role of natural moisturizing factor (NMF) in skin, a straightforward yet versatile strategy is proposed for fabricating all‐natural ionic biogels that exhibit high resilience, ionic conductivity, resistance to dehydration, and complete degradability, without necessitating any chemical modification. A well‐balanced combination of gelatin and sodium pyrrolidone carboxylic acid (an NMF compound) gives rise to a significant enhancement in the mechanical strength, ionic conductivity, and water retention capacity of the biogel compared to pure gelatin hydrogel. The biogel manifests temperature‐controlled reversible fluid‐gel transition properties attributed to the triple‐helix junctions of gelatin, which enables in situ gelation on diverse substrates, thereby ensuring conformal contact and dynamic compliance with curved surfaces. Due to its salutary properties, the biogel can serve as an effective and biocompatible interface for high‐quality and long‐term electrophysiological signal recording. These findings provide a general and scalable approach for designing natural material‐based hydrogels with tailored functionalities to meet diverse application needs.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials · Advanced Materials and Mechanics · Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence

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Affiliations

College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310058 P. R. China

Innovation Platform of Micro/Nano Technology for Biosensing ZJU‐Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center Zhejiang University Hangzhou 311215 P. R. China

The State Key Laboratory of Industrial Control Technology Institute of Cyber Systems and Control Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P.R. China

Department of Engineering Mechanics and Soft Matter Research Center Key Laboratory of Soft Machines and Smart Devices of Zhejiang Province Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P.R. China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China

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