Macromolecule conformational shaping for extreme mechanical programming of polymorphic hydrogel fibers

Tuning of mechanical properties of single composition hydrogel materials and application in integrated devices remains challenging. Here, the authors introduce a macromolecule conformational shaping strategy that enables mechanical programming of polymorphic hydrogel fibre-based devices.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xiao-Qiao Wang, Kwok Hoe Chan, Wanheng Lu, Tianpeng Ding, Serene Wen Ling Ng, Yin Cheng, Tongtao Li, Minghui Hong, Benjamin C. K. Tee, Ghim Wei Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31047-3