Movie Pull Apart Hydrogels (VIDEO)

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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These two hydrogels, adhered with an aqueous solution of polymer chains, come apart easily In the presence of UV light. Without UV light, the hydrogels are adhered strongly to one another and don't come apart easily.

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(Video courtesy of Zhigang Suo/Harvard SEAS)

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