An Overview on Recent Progress of the Hydrogels: From Material Resources, Properties, to Functional Applications

• Published in: Macromolecular rapid communications. Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. e2100785 - n/a
• Main Authors: Wang, Ben‐Xin, Xu, Wei, Yang, Zhuchuang, Wu, Yangkuan, Pi, Fuwei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2022
• Subjects: Coefficient of friction; cross‐linking methods; Elastomers; functional applications; Hydrogels; material resources; Monomers; Polymerization; Polymers; Thermal response; functional applications; hydrogels; cross-linking methods; material resources

Hydrogels, as the most typical elastomer materials with three‐dimensional (3D) network structures, have attracted wide attention owing to their outstanding features in fields of sensitive stimulus response, low surface friction coefficient, good flexibility, and bio‐compatibility. Because of numerou...