Fig. 3: Hierarchical structures revealed by multiscale imaging. | Nature Communications

Fig. 3: Hierarchical structures revealed by multiscale imaging.

From: Four distinct network patterns of supramolecular/polymer composite hydrogels controlled by formation kinetics and interfiber interactions

Fig. 3

a SEM images of single-component hydrogels. b (Left) SEM images and (middle and right) CLSM images of BPmoc-F3/agarose. The middle was a magnified image of the right CLSM image (the same as Fig. 2b). c, d (Left) SEM images and (right) CLSM images of c Phos-MecycC5/agarose and d GalNAc-cycC6/agarose. Magenta: supramolecular network, green: agarose network. Scale bar: 500 nm or 5 µm. e Schematic illustration of hierarchical structures of the composite hydrogels. Conditions: [BPmoc-F3] = 0.1 wt% (1.6 mM), [Phos-MecycC5] = 0.4 wt% (6.5 mM), [GalNAc-cycC6] = 0.3 wt% (4.6 mM), [agarose] = 0.5 wt%. The freeze-dried samples were used for SEM imaging.

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