Source 1primary paper2013Nature Communications
Toolkit/photolatently modulable hydrogel with titania nanosheet crosslinkers
photolatently modulable hydrogel with titania nanosheet crosslinkers
Also known as: photolatently modulable hydrogels
Taxonomy: Mechanism Branch / Architecture. Workflows sit above the mechanism and technique branches rather than replacing them.
Summary
Here we develop photolatently modulable hydrogels, composed of a polymer network accommodating photocatalytic titania nanosheets at every crosslinking point.
Usefulness & Problems
Why this is useful
This hydrogel architecture embeds photocatalytic titania nanosheets at crosslinking points so the material can be modulated after gel formation by light. The abstract also states that it supports photo-micropatterning and conjugation with other hydrogels and polymers.; light-triggered post-modulation of hydrogels in controlled time and space domains; photo-micropatterning with pointwise modulation; conjugation with other hydrogels and polymers
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This hydrogel architecture embeds photocatalytic titania nanosheets at crosslinking points so the material can be modulated after gel formation by light. The abstract also states that it supports photo-micropatterning and conjugation with other hydrogels and polymers.
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light-triggered post-modulation of hydrogels in controlled time and space domains
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photo-micropatterning with pointwise modulation
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conjugation with other hydrogels and polymers
Problem solved
It addresses the need for hydrogels that can be postmodulated in controlled spatial and temporal domains. The non-diffusible photocatalytic crosslinkers are presented as enabling localized modulation with high spatial resolution.; enables post-fabrication hydrogel modulation using embedded photocatalytic crosslinking points; supports spatially resolved modulation without relying on diffusible photocatalyst
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It addresses the need for hydrogels that can be postmodulated in controlled spatial and temporal domains. The non-diffusible photocatalytic crosslinkers are presented as enabling localized modulation with high spatial resolution.
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enables post-fabrication hydrogel modulation using embedded photocatalytic crosslinking points
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supports spatially resolved modulation without relying on diffusible photocatalyst
Problem links
enables post-fabrication hydrogel modulation using embedded photocatalytic crosslinking points
LiteratureIt addresses the need for hydrogels that can be postmodulated in controlled spatial and temporal domains. The non-diffusible photocatalytic crosslinkers are presented as enabling localized modulation with high spatial resolution.
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It addresses the need for hydrogels that can be postmodulated in controlled spatial and temporal domains. The non-diffusible photocatalytic crosslinkers are presented as enabling localized modulation with high spatial resolution.
supports spatially resolved modulation without relying on diffusible photocatalyst
LiteratureIt addresses the need for hydrogels that can be postmodulated in controlled spatial and temporal domains. The non-diffusible photocatalytic crosslinkers are presented as enabling localized modulation with high spatial resolution.
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It addresses the need for hydrogels that can be postmodulated in controlled spatial and temporal domains. The non-diffusible photocatalytic crosslinkers are presented as enabling localized modulation with high spatial resolution.
Taxonomy & Function
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Mechanism Branch
Architecture: A reusable architecture pattern for arranging parts into an engineered system.
Mechanisms
light-triggered post-gelation network modulationphotocatalysisradical generation from gelling waterTechniques
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Target processes
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Input: Light
Implementation Constraints
cofactor dependency: cofactor requirement unknownencoding mode: genetically encodedimplementation constraint: context specific validationimplementation constraint: spectral hardware requirementoperating role: actuator
The system requires a polymer network containing titania nanosheets at crosslinking points, gelling water, and light to drive photocatalysis. Additional composition details are not recoverable from the abstract alone.; requires photocatalytic titania nanosheets accommodated at every crosslinking point; requires light exposure to trigger modulation; depends on gelling water as radical source
Needs compatible illumination hardware and optical access. Independent follow-up evidence is still limited. Validation breadth across biological contexts is still narrow. Independent reuse still looks limited, so the evidence base may be fragile. No canonical validation observations are stored yet, so context-specific performance remains under-specified.
Validation
Cell-freeBacteriaMammalianMouseHumanTherapeuticIndep. Replication
Supporting Sources
Ranked Claims
Non-diffusible titania nanosheets at hydrogel crosslinking points enable pointwise photo-modulation with excellent spatial resolution during photo-micropatterning.
As demonstrated by photo-micropatterning, non-diffusible titania nanosheets at the crosslinking points enable pointwise modulations with an excellent spatial resolution.
The photolatent nature of the hydrogel makes conjugation with other hydrogels and polymers possible.
The photolatent nature also makes it possible to conjugate them with other hydrogels and polymers.
Titania nanosheets in the hydrogel can use gelling water as a source of radicals, and their long-lasting photocatalysis makes the hydrogels readily modulable.
As titania nanosheets can utilize gelling water as their source of radicals, its long-lasting photocatalysis makes the hydrogels readily modulable.
The hydrogelation mechanism finely compartmentalizes the gel network, leading to sharp thermoresponses.
Benefiting from the hydrogelation mechanism, the gel network is finely compartmentalized, leading to sharp thermoresponses.
The paper develops photolatently modulable hydrogels that contain photocatalytic titania nanosheets at every crosslinking point.
Here we develop photolatently modulable hydrogels, composed of a polymer network accommodating photocatalytic titania nanosheets at every crosslinking point.
Approval Evidence
1 source5 linked approval claimsfirst-pass slug photolatently-modulable-hydrogel-with-titania-nanosheet-crosslinkers
Here we develop photolatently modulable hydrogels, composed of a polymer network accommodating photocatalytic titania nanosheets at every crosslinking point.
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application capabilitysupports
Non-diffusible titania nanosheets at hydrogel crosslinking points enable pointwise photo-modulation with excellent spatial resolution during photo-micropatterning.
As demonstrated by photo-micropatterning, non-diffusible titania nanosheets at the crosslinking points enable pointwise modulations with an excellent spatial resolution.
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application capabilitysupports
The photolatent nature of the hydrogel makes conjugation with other hydrogels and polymers possible.
The photolatent nature also makes it possible to conjugate them with other hydrogels and polymers.
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mechanismsupports
Titania nanosheets in the hydrogel can use gelling water as a source of radicals, and their long-lasting photocatalysis makes the hydrogels readily modulable.
As titania nanosheets can utilize gelling water as their source of radicals, its long-lasting photocatalysis makes the hydrogels readily modulable.
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structure propertysupports
The hydrogelation mechanism finely compartmentalizes the gel network, leading to sharp thermoresponses.
Benefiting from the hydrogelation mechanism, the gel network is finely compartmentalized, leading to sharp thermoresponses.
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tool developmentsupports
The paper develops photolatently modulable hydrogels that contain photocatalytic titania nanosheets at every crosslinking point.
Here we develop photolatently modulable hydrogels, composed of a polymer network accommodating photocatalytic titania nanosheets at every crosslinking point.
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Comparisons
Source-stated alternatives
The abstract frames photolatently reactive hydrogels as a broader promising class. The web summary also notes MBAAm hydrogels as reference comparators, but the abstract does not describe those comparisons directly.
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The abstract frames photolatently reactive hydrogels as a broader promising class. The web summary also notes MBAAm hydrogels as reference comparators, but the abstract does not describe those comparisons directly.
Source-backed strengths
readily modulable due to long-lasting photocatalysis; sharp thermoresponses linked to finely compartmentalized gel network; excellent spatial resolution in photo-micropatterning
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readily modulable due to long-lasting photocatalysis
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sharp thermoresponses linked to finely compartmentalized gel network
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excellent spatial resolution in photo-micropatterning
Compared with hydrogels
The abstract frames photolatently reactive hydrogels as a broader promising class. The web summary also notes MBAAm hydrogels as reference comparators, but the abstract does not describe those comparisons directly.
Shared frame: source-stated alternative in extracted literature
Strengths here: readily modulable due to long-lasting photocatalysis; sharp thermoresponses linked to finely compartmentalized gel network; excellent spatial resolution in photo-micropatterning.
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The abstract frames photolatently reactive hydrogels as a broader promising class. The web summary also notes MBAAm hydrogels as reference comparators, but the abstract does not describe those comparisons directly.
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