Switching between Elasticity and Plasticity by Network Strength Competition

Mechanoresponsive self-growing hydrogels inspired by muscle training

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Ultrahigh Tough, Super Clear, and Highly Anisotropic Nanofiber-Structured Regenerated Cellulose Films

(2019) Dongdong Ye et al.   ACS Nano

Muscle-like fatigue-resistant hydrogels by mechanical training

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Hydrogels: A Facile Method to Fabricate Anisotropic Hydrogels with Perfectly Aligned Hierarchical Fibrous Structures (Adv. Mater. 9/2018)

(2018) Md. Tariful Islam Mredha et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Highly Elastic and Ultratough Hybrid Ionic-Covalent Hydrogels with Tunable Structures and Mechanics

(2018) Yanyu Yang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Robust Anisotropic Cellulose Hydrogels Fabricated via Strong Self-aggregation Forces for Cardiomyocytes Unidirectional Growth

(2018) Dongdong Ye et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Fatigue fracture of nearly elastic hydrogels

(2018) Enrui Zhang et al.   Soft Matter

Self-healing and superstretchable conductors from hierarchical nanowire assemblies

(2018) Pin Song et al.   Nature Communications

Biofabrication strategies for 3D in vitro models and regenerative medicine

(2018) Lorenzo Moroni et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Extra-Large Mechanical Anisotropy of a Hydrogel with Maximized Electrostatic Repulsion between Cofacially Aligned 2D Electrolytes

(2018) Koki Sano et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A highly tough and stiff supramolecular polymer double network hydrogel

(2018) Haofei Li et al.   POLYMER

A readily programmable, fully reversible shape-switching material

(2018) Matthew K. McBride et al.   Science Advances

High-strength silk fibroin scaffolds with anisotropic mechanical properties

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A Supramolecular Shear-Thinning Anti-Inflammatory Steroid Hydrogel

(2016) Qian Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Composite Hydrogels with Tunable Anisotropic Morphologies and Mechanical Properties

(2016) Mokit Chau et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Freezing Molecular Orientation under Stretch for High Mechanical Strength but Anisotropic Hydrogels

(2016) Peng Lin et al.   Small

The design of reversible hydrogels to capture extracellular matrix dynamics

(2016) Adrianne M. Rosales et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Shape memory polymer network with thermally distinct elasticity and plasticity

(2016) Q. Zhao et al.   Science Advances

Molecularly Engineered Dual-Crosslinked Hydrogel with Ultrahigh Mechanical Strength, Toughness, and Good Self-Recovery

(2015) Peng Lin et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Adaptable Hydrogel Networks with Reversible Linkages for Tissue Engineering

(2015) Huiyuan Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

An anisotropic hydrogel with electrostatic repulsion between cofacially aligned nanosheets

(2015) Mingjie Liu et al.   NATURE

Designed fabrication of super-stiff, anisotropic hybrid hydrogels via linear remodeling of polymer networks and subsequent crosslinking

(2015) Suji Choi et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Flow-Orientation of Internal Structure and Anisotropic Properties on Hydrogels Consisted of Imogolite Hollow Nanofibers

(2014) Keisuke Kaneda et al.   SEN-I GAKKAISHI

(−)-Menthol based thixotropic hydrogel and its application as a universal antibacterial carrier

(2014) Yi Li et al.   Soft Matter

Anisotropic Poly(Ethylene Glycol)/Polycaprolactone Hydrogel–Fiber Composites for Heart Valve Tissue Engineering

(2014) Hubert Tseng et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

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

(2013) Qiang Chen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

25th Anniversary Article: Engineering Hydrogels for Biofabrication

(2013) Jos Malda et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Physical hydrogels composed of polyampholytes demonstrate high toughness and viscoelasticity

(2013) Tao Lin Sun et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Nano-structured smart hydrogels with rapid response and high elasticity

(2013) Lie-Wen Xia et al.   Nature Communications

Biomimetic Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering

(2012) Taek Gyoung Kim et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Highly stretchable and tough hydrogels

(2012) Jeong-Yun Sun et al.   NATURE

Stimuli-Responsive Nanocomposite Gels and Soft Nanocomposites Consisting of Inorganic Clays and Copolymers with Different Chemical Affinities

(2011) Kazutoshi Haraguchi et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Shear-thinning hydrogels for biomedical applications

(2011) Murat Guvendiren et al.   Soft Matter

Covalent Cross-Linked Polymer Gels with Reversible Sol−Gel Transition and Self-Healing Properties

(2010) Guohua Deng et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Why are double network hydrogels so tough?

(2010) Jian Ping Gong   Soft Matter

Anisotropic swelling and mechanical behavior of composite bacterial cellulose–poly(acrylamide or acrylamide–sodium acrylate) hydrogels

(2009) A.L. Buyanov et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Photodegradable Hydrogels for Dynamic Tuning of Physical and Chemical Properties

(2009) April M. Kloxin et al.   SCIENCE

Highly Extensible Double-Network Gels with Self-Assembling Anisotropic Structure

(2008) Wei Yang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS