Binary Double Network-like Structure: An Effective Energy-Dissipation System for Strong Tough Hydrogel Design.

ABSTRACT: Currently, hydrogels simultaneously featuring high strength, high toughness, superior recoverability, and benign anti-fatigue properties have demonstrated great application potential in broad fields; thus, great efforts have been made by researchers to develop satisfactory hydrogels. Inspired by the double network (DN)-like theory, we previously reported a novel high-strength/high-toughness hydrogel which had two consecutive energy-dissipation systems, namely, the unzipping of coordinate bonds and the dissociation of the crystalline network. However, this structural design greatly damaged its stretchability, toughness recoverability, shape recoverability, and anti-fatigue capability. Thus, we realized that a soft/ductile matrix is indispensable for an advanced strong tough hydrogel. On bas

SUBMITTER: Chen G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9921367 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature