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An alternative explanation of the cononsolvency of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) in water–methanol solutions

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A Novel Design Strategy for Fully Physically Linked Double Network Hydrogels with Tough, Fatigue Resistant, and Self-Healing Properties

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Tough Stimuli-Responsive Supramolecular Hydrogels with Hydrogen-Bonding Network Junctions

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A Robust, One-Pot Synthesis of Highly Mechanical and Recoverable Double Network Hydrogels Using Thermoreversible Sol-Gel Polysaccharide

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Physical hydrogels composed of polyampholytes demonstrate high toughness and viscoelasticity

(2013) Tao Lin Sun et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Highly stretchable and resilient hydrogels from the copolymerization of acrylamide and a polymerizable macromolecular surfactant

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A Strong Bio-Inspired Layered PNIPAM-Clay Nanocomposite Hydrogel

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A facile method for synthesizing free-shaped and tough double network hydrogels using physically crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol) as an internal mold

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(2010) Jian Ping Gong   Soft Matter

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