A model with contact maps at both polymer chain and network scales for tough hydrogels with chain entanglement, hidden length and unconventional network topology
Hao You, Shoujing Zheng, Hua Li, K.Y. Lam
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsQuantum entanglementTopology (electrical circuits)PolymerNetwork topologyScalingMaterials scienceComputer scienceComposite materialMathematicsPhysicsPolymer chemistryGeometryQuantumCombinatoricsOperating systemQuantum mechanicsElasticity and Material ModelingHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsCellular Mechanics and Interactions