Naturally sourced hydrogels: emerging fundamental materials for next-generation healthcare sensing
The flourishing development of flexible healthcare sensing systems is inseparable from the
fundamental materials with application-oriented mechanical and electrical properties …
fundamental materials with application-oriented mechanical and electrical properties …
Soft materials by design: unconventional polymer networks give extreme properties
Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …
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 …
and/or structure of natural tissue has flourished in recent years, overcoming the bottlenecks …
[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of hydrogels: Rational design strategies and emerging biomedical applications
Abstract 3D printing alias additive manufacturing can transform 3D virtual models created by
computer-aided design (CAD) into physical 3D objects in a layer-by-layer manner …
computer-aided design (CAD) into physical 3D objects in a layer-by-layer manner …
A solvent‐exchange strategy to regulate noncovalent interactions for strong and antiswelling hydrogels
L Xu, S Gao, Q Guo, C Wang, Y Qiao… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Physical hydrogels from existing polymers consisting of noncovalent interacting networks
are highly desired due to their well‐controlled compositions and environmental friendliness; …
are highly desired due to their well‐controlled compositions and environmental friendliness; …
[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in 3D printing of tough hydrogels: A review
XN Zhang, Q Zheng, ZL Wu - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past two decades, the development of hydrogels with high mechanical strength and
toughness shows both fundamental and practical significances. It is challenging yet highly …
toughness shows both fundamental and practical significances. It is challenging yet highly …
Stretchable and tough conductive hydrogels for flexible pressure and strain sensors
Flexible pressure and strain sensors have great potential for applications in wearable and
implantable devices, soft robotics and artificial skin. Compared to flexible sensors based on …
implantable devices, soft robotics and artificial skin. Compared to flexible sensors based on …
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 …
A synthetic hydrogel composite with the mechanical behavior and durability of cartilage
This article reports the first hydrogel with the strength and modulus of cartilage in both
tension and compression, and the first to exhibit cartilage‐equivalent tensile fatigue strength …
tension and compression, and the first to exhibit cartilage‐equivalent tensile fatigue strength …
Adhesive, stretchable, and transparent organohydrogels for antifreezing, antidrying, and sensitive ionic skins
Z He, W Yuan - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021 - ACS Publications
As a flexible wearable device, hydrogel-based sensors have attracted widespread attention
in soft electronics. However, the application of traditional hydrogels at extreme temperatures …
in soft electronics. However, the application of traditional hydrogels at extreme temperatures …