Hydrogel (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Hydrogel

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After freeze drying the material, researchers mill it into a fine powder and then digest the powder with an enzyme, which creates a liquid that forms a gel upon injection.

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Jacobs School of Engineering/UC San Diego

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