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The effect of hydrophobic alkyl chain length on the mechanical properties of latex particle hydrogels

Yang Gao, Lijie Duan, Shuang Guan, Guanghui Gao, Ya Cheng, Xiuyan Ren, Yuanrui Wang

RSC Advances · 2017 · 78 citations · 34 references

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The hydrogels with optimal alkyl segments reinforced by LPs exhibited the maximum fracture stress of 1.2 MPa and elongation of 2336%.

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Double‐Network Hydrogels with Extremely High Mechanical Strength

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Why are double network hydrogels so tough?

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Nanocomposite Hydrogels: A Unique Organic–Inorganic Network Structure with Extraordinary Mechanical, Optical, and Swelling/De-swelling Properties

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The Polyrotaxane Gel: A Topological Gel by Figure-of-Eight Cross-links

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Adaptive liquid microlenses activated by stimuli-responsive hydrogels

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