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Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard

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This illustration highlights how two hydrogels (shown in blue) can be bonded in different ways by thin chitosan films (shown in orange). The bonds that form are extraordinarily strong and can resist high tensions. 

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Peter Allen, Ryan Allen, and James C. Weaver.

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