Nature Communications (Jun 2017)

Adaptive and freeze-tolerant heteronetwork organohydrogels with enhanced mechanical stability over a wide temperature range

  • Hainan Gao,
  • Ziguang Zhao,
  • Yudong Cai,
  • Jiajia Zhou,
  • Wenda Hua,
  • Lie Chen,
  • Li Wang,
  • Jianqi Zhang,
  • Dong Han,
  • Mingjie Liu,
  • Lei Jiang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15911
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Several living organisms can survive subzero temperatures without cell damage. Here, the authors show a heteronetwork organohydrogel with improved elasticity and mechanical features in a wide range of temperatures.