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Most conventionally prepared hydrogels contain 90% water held in a polymer network, and can easily break apart like a jelly. Gong et al. discovered that the addition of a second polymer to the gel made them so tough and flexible that rivaled cartilage. Their tough and flexible double network gels could be an attractive candidate for cartilage replacement.
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Suprisingly high toughness despite 90% of water
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This page is a summary of: Double‐Network Hydrogels with Extremely High Mechanical Strength, Advanced Materials, July 2003, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200304907.
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