Elsevier, Acta Biomaterialia, 4(6), p. 1353-1359, 2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2009.10.046
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A method for binding a tough double-network (DN) hydrogel and a porous solid utilizing the double-network principle is proposed. The effects of the pore size of the solid and the structure of the DN gel in the pores on bonding strength were investigated by a peeling test. Porous solids with pore sizes of the order of several microns afforded strong gel–substrate interfaces. Under optimal conditions a bonding strength as high as ∼1000 N m−1 was reached. The results obtained were compared with the strength of the bulk DN gel, and discussed in terms of the double-network principle at the bonding interface.