Nanoconfined polymerization limits crack propagation in hysteresis-free gels
Weizheng Li, Xiaoliang Wang, Ziyang Liu, Xiuyang Zou, Zhihao Shen, Dong Liu, Lingling Li, Yuming Guo, Feng Yan
Topics & Concepts
Materials sciencePolymerizationToughnessComposite materialHysteresisPolymerElasticity (physics)Self-healing hydrogelsFracture mechanicsDeformation (meteorology)Polymer chemistryPhysicsQuantum mechanicsHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsAdvanced Materials and Mechanics