This milestone opens a window to newer possibilities in the fields of wound healing, soft robotics, artificial skin, and drug ...

Researchers develop a stiff, self-healing hydrogel mimicking human skin. Applications include drug delivery, wound healing, & ...

Researchers have created a unique hydrogel that’s both tough and self-healing, thanks to nanosheet-enhanced polymer ...

We all encounter gels in daily life—from the soft, sticky substances you put in your hair to the jelly-like components in ...

We all encounter gels in daily life – from the soft, sticky substances you put in your hair, to the jelly-like components in ...

New double network hydrogel technology features automated self-strengthening that rapidly activates upon deformation of its polymer network.

The hydrogel has a unique structure, making it the first to combine strength and flexibility with self-healing capabilities.

Researchers have developed a stiff and strong hydrogel that self-heals when injured and behaved like human skin. The ...

A hydrogel that can stretch to around 15 times its initial length is one of the most elastic materials yet known and could be used for robotic grippers or tendons. Hydrogels, which are made of ...

Researchers develop a hydrogel that replicates both the stiffness and self-healing properties of human skin, paving the way ...

Researchers created a novel hydrogel with enhanced mechanical properties and self-healing capabilities, potentially ...

which spread into a stretched physiological configuration from an initially rounded one. More impressively, through controlled availability of cell-adhesive peptide ligands in the PEG gel ...