Self-Reinforced Gel (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

Self-Reinforced Gel

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A strain gauge pulls apart samples of hydrogel. (Upper) A typical gel with a notch cut into the left-hand side snapped soon after it was stretched. (Middle) The new self-reinforced gel had a notch cut into the left-hand side, and despite this it maintained integrity when stretched further than a typical hydrogel. (Lower) A diagram of the polyethylene glycol (PEG) chains and hydroxypropyl-α-cyclodextrin (HPαCD) rings stretching and relaxing.

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©2021 Mayumi et al.

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