Extremely Stretchable and Fast Self-Healing Hydrogels.

Jeon, Insu; Cui, Jiaxi; Illeperuma, Widusha R K; Aizenberg, Joanna; Vlassak, Joost J · Adv Mater · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Dynamic crosslinking of extremely stretchable hydrogels with rapid self-healing ability is described. Using this new strategy, the obtained hydrogels are able to elongate 100 times compared to their initial length and to completely self-heal within 30 s without external energy input.