Ultrastrong eutectogels engineered via integrated mechanical training in molecular and structural engineering

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 2589 - 13
• Main Authors: Xu, Chenggong, Xie, Ao, Hu, Haiyuan, Wang, Zhengde, Feng, Yange, Wang, Daoai, Liu, Weimin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 16.03.2025; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 147/135; 639/301/923/1027; 639/638/298/923/1027; 639/638/298/923/3931; Chemical bonds; Fabrication; Fracture strength; Gels; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hydrogen bonding; Hydrogen embrittlement; Mechanical properties; multidisciplinary; Polymers; Polyvinyl alcohol; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Solvents; Stretchability; Stretching; Structural engineering

Ultrastrong gels possess generally ultrahigh modulus and strength yet exhibit limited stretchability owing to hardening and embrittlement accompanied by reinforcement. This dilemma is overcome here by using hyperhysteresis-mediated mechanical training that hyperhysteresis allows structural retardati...