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The salty night Open Access (recommended)
This image originally appeared as part of Northwestern's Scientific Images Contest. The contest and subsequent exhibitions are organized by Science in Society, the university's research center for science education and public engagement. Further information and opportunities to participate are available on their website. Prints and canvas editions of these Northwestern research images can also be purchased online (with the small net profit going to science education and outreach programming in the Chicago area). | 2017 Fifth Place
Descriptions
- Resource type(s)
- Pictorial Works
- Keyword
- Hydrogel
3D-printed
cartilage
human joints
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Creator
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Sather, Nicholas Allen
- Abstract
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The "waves" in this image are the edge of a 3D-printed hydrogel. Hydrogels are made of water, but act like soft solids such as jelly, contact lenses, or cartilage in our joints. The "stars" here are salt crystals. These help solidify the hydrogel. By forming a flexible, jelly-like material, these hydrogels can be 3D-printed into any shape. For example, we can print hydrogel implants to heal damaged cartilage in human joints.
- Related URL
- Publisher
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Science in Society
DigitalHub. Galter Health Sciences Library
- Date Created
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2017
- Subject: MESH
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Hydrogels
Printing, Three-Dimensional
Sodium Chloride
- DOI
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10.18131/G3014P
- ARK
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ark:/c8131/g3014p
File Details
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Mime type: image/jpeg
File size: 2460.7 kB