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Tough hydrogels with rapid self-reinforcement
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Tougher when stressed: Hydrogels are typically weak materials because they contain only a small fraction of polymeric material highly swollen with water. Strength can be increased by adding extra cross-linking or interpenetrating networks with some sacrificial bonds to enhance toughness; however, these properties deteriorate upon stretching and may be slow to recover after relaxation. Liu et al. developed polyethylene glycol hydrogels cross-linked with moderate fractions of polymers that form sliding rings. These allow the chain to orient in parallel when stretched, leading to rapid and reversible strain-induced crystallization and thus much tougher hydrogels. Science , aaz6694, this issue p. 1078
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- Liu, C., Morimoto, N., Jiang, L., Kawahara, S., Noritomi, T., Yokoyama, H., Mayumi, K., & Ito, K.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2021-06-04
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- 372
- Issue
- 6546
- Pages
- 1078-1081
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- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
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- W3165420112
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- 1
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- 32.30
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- en
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