Toughening hydrogels through force-triggered chemical reactions that lengthen polymer strands
<jats:title>Longer and stronger; stiff but not brittle</jats:title> <jats:p> Hydrogels are highly water-swollen, cross-linked polymers. Although they can be highly deformed, they tend to be weak, and methods to strengthen or toughen them tend to reduce stret...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2022
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/141093 |