Original paper
Molecular mechanism of abnormally large nonsoftening deformation in a tough hydrogel
Abstract
Significance Tough soft materials usually show strain softening. Avoiding strain softening, although important for practical application, had not been a focus of research. Recently, a series of tough hydrogels made from hyperconnective physical networks and linear polymers as molecular glue show extraordinarily large nonsoftening, quasi-linear but inelastic deformation. Here, we studied the molecular mechanism of this behavior and clarified that...
Paper Details
Title
Molecular mechanism of abnormally large nonsoftening deformation in a tough hydrogel
Published Date
Mar 29, 2021
Volume
118
Issue
14