Dynamic Flexible Hydrogel Network with Biological Tissue-like Self-Protective Functions

• DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c03526
• Publication Date: 2020-12-14T19:12:23Z
• Authors: Wenda Wang; Li Xiang; Diana Diaz-Dussan; Jiawen Zhang; Wenshuai Yang; Lu Gong; Jingsi Chen; Ravin Narain; Hongbo Zeng
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology; 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

Biological tissues are capable of stiffening and self-healing as they are strained or damaged in order to preserve their integrity and functionalities. However, mimicking both strain-stiffening and...