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Structural Approaches on the Toughness in Double Network Hydrogels

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Chemomechanical Instabilities in Responsive Materials

Abstract

Most hydrogels are mechanically too weak to be used as any load bearing devices. We have overcome this problem by synthesizing hydrogels with a double network (DN) structure. Despite the presence of 90% water in their composition, these tough gels exhibit a fracture stress of 170 kg/cm2, similar to that of cartilage. The relation between their mechanical strength and structure for a wide range of conditions should be analyzed to apprehend the origin of the toughness of the DN-gels. We recently reported some experi- mental results obtained by dynamic light scattering and small angle neutron scattering. Some new experimental results obtained by neutron scattering in both deformed and undeformed conditions provided for a new under- standing of the origin of toughness. We review the studies on the structure of DN-gels towards understanding of the toughness origin. Studies on DN-gels for biomedical applications are also described.

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  1. RIKEN, Advanced Science Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan

    Taiki Tominaga & Yoshihito Osada

  2. Graduate School Science, Hokkaido University, North 10 West 8, Sapporo, 060-0810, Japan

    Jian Ping Gong

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  1. Service de Chimie Physique et Biologie Théorique Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

    P. Borckmans

  2. Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal Université de Bordeaux, France

    P. De Kepper

  3. Chair of Physics of Polymers and Crystals Moscow State University, Russia

    A. R. Khokhlov

  4. Matière et Systèmes Complexes Université Paris 7 — Denis Diderot, France

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Tominaga, T., Osada, Y., Gong, J.P. (2009). Structural Approaches on the Toughness in Double Network Hydrogels. In: Borckmans, P., De Kepper, P., Khokhlov, A.R., Métens, S. (eds) Chemomechanical Instabilities in Responsive Materials. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2993-5_5

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