Double‐Network Hydrogels with Extremely High Mechanical Strength
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- 17 July 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Advanced Materials
- Vol. 15 (14) , 1155-1158
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200304907
Abstract
Very strong hydrogels (with a fracture strength of some tens of MPa), as required for both industrial and biomedical applications, have been generated by inducing a double‐network (DN) structure for various combinations of hydrophilic polymers. The Figure shows a hydrogel before, during, and after application of a fracture stress of 17.2 MPa.Keywords
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