A new approach to strengthen polymer gels has been developed by changing the length of polymer “thread” per molecular “bead”. Research team develops new approach to strengthen polymer gels by changing ...

A research team has developed new approach to strengthen polymer gels by changing the length of polymer “thread” per molecular “bead”. A polymer gel consists of a three-dimensional cross-linked ...

Nagoya, Japan - A polymer gel consists of a three-dimensional cross-linked polymer network swollen with liquid molecules. However, most conventional polymer gels are brittle because stress ...