JOURNAL ARTICLE

Biomimetic anisotropic poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels with significantly enhanced mechanical properties by freezing–thawing under drawing

Yuanyuan ChenChen JiaoXin PengTianqi LiuYunqi ShiMin LiangHuiliang Wang

Year: 2019 Journal:   Journal of Materials Chemistry B Vol: 7 (20)Pages: 3243-3249   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

Anisotropic poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels with significantly enhanced mechanical properties are prepared by a freezing–thawing under drawing (FTD) method.

Keywords:
Vinyl alcohol Self-healing hydrogels Materials science Anisotropy Composite material Alcohol Chemical engineering Polymer chemistry Organic chemistry Chemistry Polymer

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