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. 2020 Mar 13;11:1365. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15152-9

Fig. 2. HA-BP•Laponite gels are stronger than their chemically cross-linked analogs.

Fig. 2

Frequency sweep measurements of storage and loss modulus of HA-BP•Laponite physical hydrogels and chemically (hydrazone) cross-linked HABP analogs without and with clay (a). Schematic of proposed interactions (b). Interference of the stronger, but slower forming, BP•Laponite cross-links, by weaker, faster forming hydrazone cross-links could account for the weaker gels formed with addition of Laponite to HABP chemical gels compared to HA-BP•Laponite physical hydrogels.