Researchers in South Korea have developed an injectable adhesive hydrogel for bone regeneration that uses light for cross-linking and mineralisation. The advance from Pohang University of Science and ...

Paired with a highly adhesive layer that uses chitosan, a fibrous, sugar-based substance derived from the outer skeletons of shellfish, the composite Tough Adhesive (TA) hydrogel can bond to a ...

Injectable adhesive hydrogel for bone regeneration that simultaneously induces cross-linking and mineralization with visible light. Credit: POSTECH ...

Jinyoung Yun and Integrated Program student Hyun Taek Woo from the Department of Chemical Engineering, has developed an innovative injectable adhesive hydrogel for bone regeneration. This hydrogel ...