Reliable Hydrogel with Mechanical "Fuse Link" in an Aqueous Environment

Shinji Kondo; Takashi Hiroi; Young Soo Han; Tae Hwan Kim; Mitsuhiro Shibayama; Ung Il Chung; Takamasa Sakai

doi:10.1002/adma.201503130

Reliable Hydrogel with Mechanical "Fuse Link" in an Aqueous Environment

Shinji Kondo
, Takashi Hiroi
, Young Soo Han
, Tae Hwan Kim
, Mitsuhiro Shibayama
, Ung Il Chung
, Takamasa Sakai^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Quantum System Engineering

The University of Tokyo
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute

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Abstract

A robust hydrogel with a reliable deformation region in an aqueous environment is proposed. The gel has a homogeneous network where hydrophilic/hydrophobic components are uniformly distributed. In an aqueous environment, aggregated hydrophobic segments serve as "mechanical fuse links," inhibiting sudden macroscopic fracture. The gel endures threefold stretching for more than 100 cycles in water without mechanical hysteresis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7407-7411
Number of pages	5
Journal	Advanced Materials
Volume	27
Issue number	45
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201503130
State	Published - 2015.12.2

Keywords

APCN gels
elastic deformation
hydrogels
mechanical reliability
plastic deformation

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