Bioinspired double network hydrogels: from covalent double network hydrogels via hybrid double network hydrogels to physical double network hydrogels

X Xu, VV Jerca, R Hoogenboom - Materials horizons, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The design and synthesis of double network (DN) hydrogels that can mimic the properties
and/or structure of natural tissue has flourished in recent years, overcoming the bottlenecks …

Hydrogel wound dressings for bioactive treatment of acute and chronic wounds

J Koehler, FP Brandl, AM Goepferich - European Polymer Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Hydrogel-based wound dressings are one of the most promising materials in wound care,
fulfilling important dressing requirements, including:(a) kee** the wound moist whilst …

Highly tough supramolecular double network hydrogel electrolytes for an artificial flexible and low-temperature tolerant sensor

G Chen, J Huang, J Gu, S Peng, X **ang… - Journal of materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
High-performance hydrogel electrolytes with eminent toughness, high conductivity and anti-
freezing properties have extensive applications in wearable devices or implantable sensors …

Mechanical Regulation of Polymer Gels

C Xu, Y Chen, S Zhao, D Li, X Tang, H Zhang… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The mechanical properties of polymer gels devote to emerging devices and machines in
fields such as biomedical engineering, flexible bioelectronics, biomimetic actuators, and …

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 …

Double-network hydrogels: design, fabrication, and application in foods and biomedicines

Y Yin, Q Gu, X Liu, F Liu, DJ McClements - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Research on the design, fabrication, and application of double network (DN) hydrogels,
assembled from pairs of polymers, has grown recently due to their unique structural …

Recent advances in the synthesis of smart hydrogels

P Sikdar, MM Uddin, TM Dip, S Islam, MS Hoque… - Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Understanding the surrounding atmosphere and reacting accordingly with a precise action
are always fascinating features of a material. Materials that pose such responsiveness are …

Fatigue of hydrogels

R Bai, J Yang, Z Suo - European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrogels have been developed since the 1960s for applications in personal care,
medicine, and engineering. Evidence has accumulated that hydrogels under prolonged …

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 …

Fundamentals of double network hydrogels

Q Chen, H Chen, L Zhu, J Zheng - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Double network (DN) hydrogels as promising soft-and-tough materials intrinsically possess
extraordinary mechanical strength and toughness due to their unique contrasting network …