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Highly stretchable and tough hydrogels

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  • Jeong-Yun Sun

    (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
    Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea)

  • Xuanhe Zhao

    (Duke University)

  • Widusha R. K. Illeperuma

    (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University)

  • Ovijit Chaudhuri

    (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University)

  • Kyu Hwan Oh

    (Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea)

  • David J. Mooney

    (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
    Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University)

  • Joost J. Vlassak

    (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University)

  • Zhigang Suo

    (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
    Kavli Institute for Bionano Science and Technology, Harvard University)

Abstract

Hydrogels with improved mechanical properties, made by combining polymer networks with ionic and covalent crosslinks, should expand the scope of applications, and may serve as model systems to explore mechanisms of deformation and energy dissipation.

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  • Jeong-Yun Sun & Xuanhe Zhao & Widusha R. K. Illeperuma & Ovijit Chaudhuri & Kyu Hwan Oh & David J. Mooney & Joost J. Vlassak & Zhigang Suo, 2012. "Highly stretchable and tough hydrogels," Nature, Nature, vol. 489(7414), pages 133-136, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:489:y:2012:i:7414:d:10.1038_nature11409
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11409
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