Conceptual scheme of strengthening via bond scission-triggered rapid network formation in DN hydrogels. Credit: Nature Materials (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41563-025-02137-6 ...

Researchers combined hydrogels with large, ultra-thin clay nanosheets. In an exciting scientific discovery, researchers from Aalto University and the University of Bayreuth have developed a ...

A double network hydrogel being stretched to different lengths. The necked region of the hydrogel indicates rupture of the first polymer network (Photo: WPI-ICReDD). New double network hydrogel ...

The molecular functionalized biomass hydrogel developed by the research team acts as an adsorbent that captures moisture from the air and can be extracted as a liquid by applying mild heat.