Bioprinting is an emerging approach for fabricating cell‐laden 3D scaffolds via robotic
deposition of cells and biomaterials into custom shapes and patterns to replicate complex …

Breast cancer is the most common and biggest health threat for women. There is an urgent
need to develop novel breast cancer therapies to overcome the shortcomings of …

Soft polymer networks have seen an explosion of recent developments motivated by new
high tech applications in the biomedical field or in engineering. We present a candid and …

Double network hydrogels (DN gels) are considered as one of the toughest soft materials.
However, conventional chemically linked DN gels often lack high self-recovery and fatigue …

Hydrogels used for cartilage tissue engineering purposes must be designed to mimic the
biological and physical features of the native extracellular matrix (ECM). Here, we …

Polysaccharides are carbohydrate polymers that are major components of plants, animals,
and microorganisms, with unique properties. Biological hydrogels are polymeric networks …

Double‐network (DN) hydrogel has intrinsic tough mechanical properties due to its unique
two contrasting network structures. The research on DN hydrogel is a fast growing field …

Mimicking the natural actuating systems artificially provides ample opportunities in the field
of soft robotics. In this domain, recent advancements in tough hydrogels along with …

Free flap surgery is currently the only successful method used by surgeons to reconstruct
critical-sized defects of the jaw, and is commonly used in patients who have had bony …

This brief review attempts to summarize research advances in the mechanical toughness
and structures of double-network (DN) hydrogels. The focus is to provide a critical and …