Abstract
Seamlessly bridging the hard and the soft, a strategy to fabricate hierarchically porous NiTi/hydrogels nanocomposites is reported. The nanocomposite surface can hold high-content water while keeping its hierarchical nanoscale topography, thus showing exceptional antibiofouling performance. This strategy will lead to antibiofouling alloy (e.g., NiTi)/hydrogel nanocomposites for improved stents and other blood-contacting implants and medical devices.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1602869 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Advanced Materials |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Jan 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- antibiofouling
- hydrogels
- interfacial engineering
- mechanical properties
- nanocomposites