{"id":541240,"date":"2023-01-20T03:00:01","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T00:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/squid-tissues-and-chemistry-combine-for-versatile-hydrogels\/"},"modified":"2023-01-20T03:00:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T00:00:01","slug":"squid-tissues-and-chemistry-combine-for-versatile-hydrogels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/squid-tissues-and-chemistry-combine-for-versatile-hydrogels\/","title":{"rendered":"#Squid tissues and chemistry combine for versatile hydrogels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a295e0ff1ba5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a295e0ff1ba5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/squid-tissues-and-chemistry-combine-for-versatile-hydrogels\/#%E2%80%9CSquid_tissues_and_chemistry_combine_for_versatile_hydrogels%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Squid tissues and chemistry combine for versatile hydrogels&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSquid_tissues_and_chemistry_combine_for_versatile_hydrogels%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Squid tissues and chemistry combine for versatile hydrogels&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2023\/squid-tissues-and-chem.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2023\/squid-tissues-and-chem.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The new squid\/synthetic polymer double-network gel developed in this study. Credit: Tasuku Nakajima\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2023\/squid-tissues-and-chem.jpg\" alt=\"Squid tissues and chemistry combine for versatile hydrogels\" title=\"The new squid\/synthetic polymer double-network gel developed in this study. Credit: Tasuku Nakajima\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                The new squid\/synthetic polymer double-network gel developed in this study. Credit: Tasuku Nakajima<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Researchers at Hokkaido University in Japan have combined natural squid tissues with synthetic polymers to develop a strong and versatile hydrogel that mimics many of the unique properties of biological tissues. Hydrogels are polymer networks containing large quantities of water, and are being explored for many uses, including medical prosthetics, soft robotic components and novel sensor systems.<\/p>\n<p>The Hokkaido team report their contribution to this fast-moving research area in the journal <i>NPG Asia Materials<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Natural biological tissues exhibit unique properties essential for their functions, which researchers are seeking to replicate in hydrogels. Muscles, for example, in addition to strength and flexibility, have physical properties that vary in different directions and are built from a hierarchy of structures working together. Bones and blood vessels also display these features, known as hierarchical anisotropy.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the natural tissues that researchers wish to mimic, most synthetic hydrogels have uniform properties in all directions and are structurally weak.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2023\/squid-tissues-and-chem-1.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2023\/squid-tissues-and-chem-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"The squid mantle is cut into thin rectangles (left) and soaked in a polyacryamide (AAm) solution, which enters the mantle (center). Heating at 56\u00b0C for 12 hours resulted in the squid-synthetic DN gel (right). Credit: Shou Ohmura, et al. NPG Asia Materials. January 20, 2023\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2023\/squid-tissues-and-chem-1.jpg\" alt=\"Squid tissues and chemistry combine for versatile hydrogels\" title=\"The squid mantle is cut into thin rectangles (left) and soaked in a polyacryamide (AAm) solution, which enters the mantle (center). Heating at 56\u00b0C for 12 hours resulted in the squid-synthetic DN gel (right). Credit: Shou Ohmura, et al. NPG Asia Materials. January 20, 2023\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                The squid mantle is cut into thin rectangles (left) and soaked in a polyacryamide (AAm) solution, which enters the mantle (center). Heating at 56\u00b0C for 12 hours resulted in the squid-synthetic DN gel (right). Credit: Shou Ohmura, et al. NPG Asia Materials. January 20, 2023<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;By combining the properties of tissues derived from squid with synthetic polymers, we have demonstrated a hybrid strategy that serves as a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> method for preparing hydrogels with useful hierarchical anisotropy and also toughness,&#8221; says polymer scientist Tasuku Nakajima of the Hokkaido University team.<\/p>\n<p>The manufacturing process begins with commercially available frozen squid mantle\u2014the main outer part of a squid. In live squid, the mantle expands to take water into the body, and then strongly contracts to shoot water outwards as a jet. This ability depends on the anisotropic muscles within squid connective tissue. The researchers took advantage of the molecular arrangements within this natural system to build their bio-mimicking gel.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"mb-4\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Squid tissues and chemistry combine for versatile hydrogels\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch\/?v=sj-26rYrO-w\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"When a notch is cut into the squid-synthetic polymer double-network gel and it is gradually stretched, the break does not cut straight across the composite because the muscle fibers suppress the crack spread. Credit: Shou Ohmura, et al. NPG Asia Materials. 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Credit: Shou Ohmura, et al. NPG Asia Materials. January 20, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chemical and heat treatment of thin slices of the defrosted squid tissue mixed with polyacrylamide polymer molecules initiated formation of the cross-linked hybrid hydrogel. It has what is known as a double-network structure, with the synthetic polymer network embedded and linked within the more natural muscle fiber network derived from squid mantle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The DN gel we synthesized is much stronger and more elastic than the natural squid mantle,&#8221; explains Professor Jian Ping Gong, who led the team. &#8220;The unique composite structure also makes the material impressively resistant to fracture, four times tougher than the original material.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The current proof-of-concept work should be just the start for exploring many other hybrid hydrogels that could exploit the unique properties of other natural systems. Jellyfish have already been used as a source of material for simpler single-network hydrogels, so are an obvious next choice for exploring hybrid double-network options.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"mb-4\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Squid tissues and chemistry combine for versatile hydrogels\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch\/?v=0L1G-3TScAk\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"When a notch is cut into the squid-synthetic polymer double-network gel and it is stretched with a weight of 500 grams, it does not fracture. Credit: Shou Ohmura, et al. NPG Asia Materials. January 20, 2023\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-01-19T14:14:16-05:00\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0L1G-3TScAk\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/0L1G-3TScAk\/maxresdefault.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n             <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Squid tissues and chemistry combine for versatile hydrogels\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0L1G-3TScAk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up mt-4\" itemprop=\"caption\">When a notch is cut into the squid-synthetic polymer double-network gel and it is stretched with a weight of 500 grams, it does not fracture. Credit: Shou Ohmura, et al. NPG Asia Materials. January 20, 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Possible <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications include load-bearing artificial fibrous tissues, such as artificial li<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>nts and tendons, for medical use,&#8221; says Gong. Further work by the team will explore the biocompatibility of the gels and investigate options for making a range of gels suitable for different uses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n                                                                                        <strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n                                                Squid\/synthetic polymer double-network gel: Elaborated anisotropy and outstanding fracture toughness, <i>NPG Asia Materials<\/i> (2023). <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-doi=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1038\/s41427-022-00454-9\">DOI: 10.1038\/s41427-022-00454-9<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"d-inline-block text-medium mt-4\">\n<p>\n                                                    Provided by<br \/>\n                                                                                                            Hokkaido University<br \/>\n                                                                                                                <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon_open\" href=\"https:\/\/www.global.hokudai.ac.jp\/\"><br \/>\n                                                            <svg><use href=\"https:\/\/phys.b-cdn.net\/tmpl\/v6\/img\/svg\/sprite.svg#icon_open\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                Squid tissues and chemistry combine for versatile hydrogels (2023, January 19)<br \/>\n                                                retrieved 20 January 2023<br \/>\n                                                from https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2023-01-squid-tissues-chemistry-combine-versatile.html<\/p>\n<p>                                             This document is subject to copyright. 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