Aqueous spinning of robust, self-healable, and crack-resistant hydrogel microfibers enabled by hydrogen bond nanoconfinement
Hydrogels with homogenous structure are vulnerable to defects and cracks, and local mechanical failure occurs consequently. Here, the authors develop a spinning process to produce robust hydrogel microfibers with both crack insensitivity and self-healability.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-03-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37036-4 |
Summary: | Hydrogels with homogenous structure are vulnerable to defects and cracks, and local mechanical failure occurs consequently. Here, the authors develop a spinning process to produce robust hydrogel microfibers with both crack insensitivity and self-healability. |
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ISSN: | 2041-1723 |