Journal
ADVANCED SCIENCE
Volume -, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202303315
Keywords
associative energy dissipation; hierarchical network; rational design; self-healing; ultra-tough hydrogel
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Due to the high water content and homogeneous texture, conventional hydrogels have poor mechanical performance. However, this study shows that ultra-tough hydrogels can be obtained through a unique hierarchical architecture composed of chemically coupled self-assembly units. The results demonstrate a universal strategy to prepare desired ultra-tough hydrogels in predictable and controllable manners, surpassing the best known records in terms of tensile strength, fracture strain, and toughness.
Owing to high water content and homogeneous texture, conventional hydrogels hardly reach satisfactory mechanical performance. Tensile-resistant groups and structural heterogeneity are employed to fabricate tough hydrogels. However, those techniques significantly increase the complexity and cost of material synthesis, and have only limited applicability. Here, it is shown that ultra-tough hydrogels can be obtained via a unique hierarchical architecture composed of chemically coupled self-assembly units. The associative energy dissipation among them may be rationally engineered to yield libraries of tough gels with self-healing capability. Tunable tensile strength, fracture strain, and toughness of up to 19.6 MPa, 20 000%, and 135.7 MJ cm ⁻(3) are achieved, all of which exceed the best known records. The results demonstrate a universal strategy to prepare desired ultra-tough hydrogels in predictable and controllable manners.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available