Hydrogel: Diversity of structures and applications in food science
J Li, X Jia, L Yin - Food Reviews International, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Hydrogels are a series of soft and wet materials with three dimensions of crosslinked
networks. Hydrogels have attracted great attention due to their diverse functional properties …
networks. Hydrogels have attracted great attention due to their diverse functional properties …
Design principles for strong and tough hydrogels
X Li, JP Gong - Nature Reviews Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Hydrogels are crosslinked polymer networks swollen with water. Owing to their soft and
water-containing nature, hydrogels are promising materials for applications in many fields …
water-containing nature, hydrogels are promising materials for applications in many fields …
Barnacle cement proteins‐inspired tough hydrogels with robust, long‐lasting, and repeatable underwater adhesion
The development of adhesives that can achieve robust and repeatable adhesion to various
surfaces underwater is promising; however, this remains a major challenge primarily …
surfaces underwater is promising; however, this remains a major challenge primarily …
Fabrication of bioinspired hydrogels: challenges and opportunities
Since the birth of synthetic hydrogel 60 years ago, hydrogels possessing various useful
properties and functions have been developed. The research directions of hydrogels have …
properties and functions have been developed. The research directions of hydrogels have …
50th anniversary perspective: Networks and gels: Soft but dynamic and tough
C Creton - Macromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
Soft polymer networks have seen an explosion of recent developments motivated by new
high tech applications in the biomedical field or in engineering. We present a candid and …
high tech applications in the biomedical field or in engineering. We present a candid and …
Tough, swelling-resistant, self-healing, and adhesive dual-cross-linked hydrogels based on polymer–tannic acid multiple hydrogen bonds
H Fan, J Wang, Z ** - Macromolecules, 2018 - ACS Publications
We demonstrate a facile and universal strategy in the fabrication of dual-cross-linked (DC)
single network hydrogels with high toughness,“nonswellability”, rapid self-healing, and …
single network hydrogels with high toughness,“nonswellability”, rapid self-healing, and …
Tough hydrogels with fast, strong, and reversible underwater adhesion based on a multiscale design
Hydrogels have promising applications in diverse areas, especially wet environments
including tissue engineering, wound dressing, biomedical devices, and underwater soft …
including tissue engineering, wound dressing, biomedical devices, and underwater soft …
Achieving swollen yet strengthened hydrogels by reorganizing multiphase network structure
Many living tissues, such as muscle, become mechanically stronger with growth. Yet,
synthetic hydrogels usually exhibit an opposite size‐mechanical property relation, that is …
synthetic hydrogels usually exhibit an opposite size‐mechanical property relation, that is …