Fig. 3: Various non-covalent interactions-driven assembly and cohesion of D-H/Zein and BP and their mechanical properties test. | Nature Communications

Fig. 3: Various non-covalent interactions-driven assembly and cohesion of D-H/Zein and BP and their mechanical properties test.

From: Dynamically urethra-adapted and obligations-oriented trilayer hydrogels integrate scarless urethral repair

Fig. 3

a Molecular dynamic simulation of various intermolecular interactions in the dominant component of Zein, BP and D-H for calculating the binding barrier using Gaussian 16. b Surface potential of various samples at pH=6 and 7, respectively (n = 3 independent samples). c FTIR spectra of D-H/Zein, Zein/BP and D-H/Zein/BP (a.u. represents arbitrary units). d Rheological properties of D-H/Zein/BPV hydrogels after incubation in urine for 7 days. e–g Tensile stress-strain curves of Zein (d), D-H and BP (f), and Zein/BP, D-H/Zein/BP and D-H/Zein/BPV (g). Er, H and Pmax values in DSI tests (h, j, l) and the load-depth curves obtained from multiple nanoindentation tests (i, k, m) on Zein/BP, D-H/Zein/BP and D-H/Zein/BPV (n = 5 independent samples). Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. Source data is provided as a Source Data file.

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