Amoeba-inspired reengineering of polymer networks
Yuanbo Zhong, Panpan Li, Xu Wang, Jingcheng Hao
Abstract
Inspired by the habits of amoebas, the sugar-fueled transient liquefaction of covalent adaptable hydrogels is utilized to reconfigure the crosslinked polymer networks, which provides a green way towards the fabrication of multifunctional materials.
Topics & Concepts
PolymerCovalent bondSelf-healing hydrogelsAmoeba (genus)FabricationNanotechnologyPolymer scienceSugarMaterials scienceChemistryPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialBiologyPathologyAlternative medicineMedicineMicrobiologyPolymer composites and self-healingPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationPolymer Surface Interaction Studies