Purely Inorganic Self-Healing Colloidal Hydrogel

Dou, Zhenzhen; Li, Dize; Chen, Kaiwen; Li, Xin; Ying, Qiwei; Zhang, Yonggang; Dongqi, Fan; Guangyu, Jian; An, Chuanfeng; Zhang, Lijun; Zhang, Yang; Liao, Jianguo; Ren, Changle; Xiao, Jianru; Chen, Tao; Wang, Huanan

Purely Inorganic Self-Healing Colloidal Hydrogel

Sintering-free 3D printed bone

Enables 3D printing of strong inorganic constructs without organic plasticizers and high-temperature sintering, preserving bioactivity for customized bone repair.

Dou, Zhenzhen · Li, Dize · Chen, Kaiwen · Li, Xin · Ying, Qiwei · Zhang, Yonggang · Dongqi, Fan · Guangyu, Jian · An, Chuanfeng · Zhang, Lijun · Zhang, Yang · Liao, Jianguo · Ren, Changle · Xiao, Jianru · Chen, Tao · Wang, Huanan

ACS Nano 2025

Specifications

Maximal compressive modulus: {'zh': '约2.3', 'en': '~2.3'} MPa

Advantages

Low-temperature sintering at ~700 °C

Improved in vivo osteogenesis and osteointegrity