Physical entanglement hydrogels: ultrahigh water content but good toughness and stretchability
Fatih Puza, Yijun Zheng, Lu Han, Lulu Xue, Jiaxi Cui
Abstract
Physical entanglement of polymer chains is an interaction that is believed to be too weak to build polymer networks for hydrogelation.
Topics & Concepts
Quantum entanglementSelf-healing hydrogelsPolymerToughnessContent (measure theory)Polymer chemistryMaterials scienceChemical engineeringPolymer scienceComposite materialPhysicsQuantumQuantum mechanicsMathematicsEngineeringMathematical analysisHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsPickering emulsions and particle stabilization