Design principles for strong and tough hydrogels
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 …
Dynamic bonds: adaptable timescales for responsive materials
Dynamic bonds introduce unique properties such as self‐healing, recyclability, shape
memory, and malleability to polymers. Significant efforts have been made to synthesize a …
memory, and malleability to polymers. Significant efforts have been made to synthesize a …
Strong, tough, rapid-recovery, and fatigue-resistant hydrogels made of picot peptide fibres
Hydrogels are promising soft materials as tissue engineering scaffolds, stretchable sensors,
and soft robotics. Yet, it remains challenging to develop synthetic hydrogels with mechanical …
and soft robotics. Yet, it remains challenging to develop synthetic hydrogels with mechanical …
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 …
fields such as biomedical engineering, flexible bioelectronics, biomimetic actuators, and …
Piezoionic Elastomers by Phase and Interface Engineering for High‐Performance Energy‐Harvesting Ionotronics
Piezoionic materials play a pivotal role in energy‐harvesting ionotronics. However, a
persistent challenge lies in balancing the structural requirements for voltage generation …
persistent challenge lies in balancing the structural requirements for voltage generation …
Time-salt type superposition and salt processing of poly (methacrylamide) hydrogel based on hofmeister series
Breakthrough to the extreme properties of polymer networks relies on new insights into their
molecular dynamics. Time-salt concentration superposition has been discovered in …
molecular dynamics. Time-salt concentration superposition has been discovered in …
Bilayer hydrogels with low friction and high load-bearing capacity by mimicking the oriented hierarchical structure of cartilage
Natural articular cartilages exhibit extraordinary lubricating properties and excellent load-
bearing capacity based on their penetrated surface lubricated biomacromolecules and …
bearing capacity based on their penetrated surface lubricated biomacromolecules and …
Role of hierarchy structure on the mechanical adaptation of self-healing hydrogels under cyclic stretching
Soft materials with mechanical adaptability have substantial potential for various
applications in tissue engineering. Gaining a deep understanding of the structural evolution …
applications in tissue engineering. Gaining a deep understanding of the structural evolution …
Strain-stiffening, self-healing, and low-hysteresis physically dual-cross-linked hydrogels derived from two mechanically distinct hydrogen bonds
Herein, we propose a facile strategy to fabricate high-performance hydrogels combining
strain-stiffening mechanical behavior with self-healing ability and low hysteresis, which …
strain-stiffening mechanical behavior with self-healing ability and low hysteresis, which …
Tough hydrogels with different toughening mechanisms and applications
Load-bearing biological tissues, such as cartilage and muscles, exhibit several crucial
properties, including high elasticity, strength, and recoverability. These characteristics …
properties, including high elasticity, strength, and recoverability. These characteristics …