From ultrastiff to soft materials: Exploiting dynamic metal–ligand cross-links to access polymer hydrogels combining customized mechanical performance and tailorable functions by controlling hydrogel mechanics
Agniva Dutta, Krishanu Ghosal, Kishor Sarkar, Debabrata Pradhan, Rajat Kumar Das
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsMaterials scienceUltimate tensile strengthCompressive strengthComposite materialToughnessElastic modulusPolymerStiffnessPolymer chemistryAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications