Hydrogels: Reliable Hydrogel with Mechanical “Fuse Link” in an Aqueous Environment (Adv. Mater. 45/2015)
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Abstract
A reliable hydrogel that maintains its mechanical properties in an aqueous environment is demonstrated by T. Sakai and co-workers on page 7407, by introducing hydrophilic/hydrophobic components uniformly in the network. In an aqueous environment, the aggregated hydrophobic segments serve as “mechanical fuse links”, inhibiting sudden macroscopic fracture. This system expands the scope of hydrogel applications in challenging environments.
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OpenAlex topics: Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
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Department of Bioengineering School of Engineering The University of Tokyo 7‐3‐1 Hongo Bunkyo‐ku Tokyo 113‐8656 Japan
Department of Chemistry School of Science The University of Tokyo 7‐3‐1 Hongo Bunkyo‐ku Tokyo 113‐0033 Japan
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute 1045 Daedeok‐daero Yuseong‐gu Daejeon 305‐353 Korea
Institute for Solid State Physics The University of Tokyo 5‐1‐5 Kashiwanoha Kashiwa Chiba 277‐8581 Japan
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