Strong tough hydrogels via the synergy of freeze-casting and salting out

Mutian Hua; Shuwang Wu; Yanfei Ma; Yusen Zhao; Zilin Chen; Imri Frenkel; Joseph Strzalka; Hua Zhou; Xinyuan Zhu; Ximin He

doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03212-z

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Self-healing hydrogelsSaltingCastingChemistryChemical engineeringMaterials scienceComposite materialFood scienceEngineering

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Year: 2021
Type: article
Volume: 590
Issue: 7847
Pages: 594-599
Citations: 1276
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                                    Mutian Hua, 
                                
                                    Shuwang Wu, 
                                
                                    Yanfei Ma
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2021). 
                            Strong tough hydrogels via the synergy of freeze-casting and salting out. 
                            Nature
                            , 590
                            (7847)
                            , 594-599.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03212-z
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03212-z