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This new hydrogel system (IT-IC) can protect the gel from destruction by external forces. In conventional covalently crosslinked hydrogels (e.g., methacrylated hyaluronic acid, referred to as MeHA), fragmentation occurs due to the destruction of covalent bonds during the injection process, but IT-IC hydrogels maintain covalent bonds due to stress dissipation with multiple bonds containing biphenyl structure and allow injection into narrow areas.

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