Hydrogel adhesion: a supramolecular synergy of chemistry, topology, and mechanics

J Yang, R Bai, B Chen, Z Suo - Advanced Functional Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Adhering hydrogels to various materials is fundamental to a large array of established and
emerging applications. The last few years have seen transformative advances in achieving …

Hydrogel ionotronics

C Yang, Z Suo - Nature Reviews Materials, 2018 - nature.com
An ionotronic device functions by a hybrid circuit of mobile ions and mobile electrons.
Hydrogels are stretchable, transparent, ionic conductors that can transmit electrical signals …

Skin-like hydrogel devices for wearable sensing, soft robotics and beyond

B Ying, X Liu - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
Skin-like electronics are developing rapidly to realize a variety of applications such as
wearable sensing and soft robotics. Hydrogels, as soft biomaterials, have been studied …

Hydrogel-based sensor networks: Compositions, properties, and applications—A review

X Sun, S Agate, KS Salem, L Lucia… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are three-dimensional porous polymeric networks prepared by physical or
chemical cross-linking of hydrophilic molecules, which can be made into smart materials …

A universal soaking strategy to convert composite hydrogels into extremely tough and rapidly recoverable double-network hydrogels.

Y Yang, X Wang, F Yang, H Shen… - … Materials (Deerfield Beach …, 2016 - europepmc.org
Soak n'Boost: A universal strategy to manufacture hybrid double-network hydrogels with
eminent mechanical properties is developed by postformation of the chitosan …

Bioinspired fabrication of high strength hydrogels from non-covalent interactions

W Wang, Y Zhang, W Liu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2017 - Elsevier
In nature, many soft supporting tissues capable of withstanding multiform external forces
during various activities consist of high strength hydrogels (HSHGs) in their delicately …

Hofmeister effect‐assisted one step fabrication of ductile and strong gelatin hydrogels

Q He, Y Huang, S Wang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels with high strength and ductility are normally prepared from synthetic polymers,
and most protein‐based hydrogels are soft and brittle. Here, a strong, ductile gelatin …

[PDF][PDF] A Mechanically Strong, Highly Stable, Thermoplastic, and self‐healable supramolecular polymer hydrogel

X Dai, Y Zhang, L Gao, T Bai, W Wang, Y Cui… - Advanced …, 2015 - researchgate.net
DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201500534 the concomitant strengthening effect shown in condensed
matters in polar media.[11] It is known that the secondary structure of proteins is held …

Fatigue of hydrogels

R Bai, J Yang, Z Suo - European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydrogels have been developed since the 1960s for applications in personal care,
medicine, and engineering. Evidence has accumulated that hydrogels under prolonged …

Ultrastable, stretchable, highly conductive and transparent hydrogels enabled by salt-percolation for high-performance temperature and strain sensing

Z Wu, W Shi, H Ding, B Zhong, W Huang… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Ionic hydrogels are promising candidates for fabricating stretchable electronics, but the
deficiency in drying and freezing tolerances severely limits their application. Here, we report …