A mechanically robust hydrogel with thermally induced plasticity and a shape memory effect.

Peng, Kang; Yu, Hansen; Yang, Haiyang; Hao, Xiang; Yasin, Akram; Zhang, Xingyuan · Soft Matter · 2017

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A new class of smart structural hydrogels is prepared by introducing dual cross-linkers into a single-network system. The present hydrogel, on the one hand, exhibits excellent mechanical properties; on the other hand, it exhibits thermally induced plasticity and a shape memory effect without any overlap.