Ankit Gargava
University of Maryland, College Park
7 Papers
Ankit Gargava is an academic researcher from University of Maryland, College Park. The author has contributed to research in topics: Self-healing hydrogels & Adhesion. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 6 publications.
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Papers
3D printing PLGA: a quantitative examination of the effects of polymer composition and printing parameters on print resolution.
Ting Guo,Timothy R Holzberg,Casey G. Lim,Feng Gao,Ankit Gargava,Jordan E. Trachtenberg,Antonios G. Mikos,John P. Fisher +7 more
TL;DR: A statistical model is built to reveal the correlation and predominant factors that determine printing precision and showed a strong linear relationship between the actual and predicted precision under different combinations of printing conditions and material compositions.
Enzyme-Triggered Folding of Hydrogels: Toward a Mimic of the Venus Flytrap
Jasmin C. Athas,Catherine P. Nguyen,Brady C. Zarket,Ankit Gargava,Zhihong Nie,Srinivasa R. Raghavan +5 more
TL;DR: A class of gels that change shape in response to very low concentrations of specific biomolecules, and it is shown that transitions from flat sheets to other shapes such as helices and pancakes can be engineered by altering the design pattern of the gel.
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Reversible electroadhesion of hydrogels to animal tissues for suture-less repair of cuts or tears
TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate strong adhesion of cationic hydrogels to bovine tissues under a DC electric field, which can be reversed by switching the polarity of the field.
Catalytic Propulsion and Magnetic Steering of Soft, Patchy Microcapsules: Ability to Pick-Up and Drop-Off Microscale Cargo.
Annie Xi Lu,Yijing Liu,Hyuntaek Oh,Ankit Gargava,Eric L. Kendall,Zhihong Nie,Don L. DeVoe,Srinivasa R. Raghavan +7 more
TL;DR: Soft micromotors are described that can exhibit autonomous motion along defined trajectories and offer significant benefits over their existing hard counterparts because of their biocompatibility, biodegradability, and ability to encapsulate a variety of payloads.
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Rapid Electroformation of Biopolymer Gels in Prescribed Shapes and Patterns: A Simpler Alternative to 3-D Printing.
TL;DR: The use of electric fields to rapidly form gels of the biopolymer alginate (Alg) in specific three-dimensional (3-D) shapes and patterns is demonstrated, enabling lab-scale manufacturing ofAlginate gels in 3-D without the need for an expensive 3D printer.
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