Fig. 3

Injectability and in vitro mineralization properties of bioceramics-containing composite hydrogel. a The viscosity-shear rate curves of composite hydrogels with different concentrations of LCS particles. b Representative photographs of injectability characterizations. c Digital images showing the ability of composite hydrogels to fill pulp-dentin defects. d SEM images and e corresponding XRD pattern of composite hydrogels after immersed in SOF for 1 days. f SEM images and g corresponding XRD pattern of the composite hydrogels after immersed in SOF for 3 days. Bioceramics-containing composite hydrogels possessed satisfactory injectability and good mineralization properties