Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 117, No. 21 (May 26, 2020), pp. 11247-11256 (10 pages) Hydrogels consist of a cross-linked polymer matrix imbibed ...

Researchers in China have found that a special type of hygroscopic hydrogel made of the polyacrylamide polymer and lithium chloride may reduce PV module temperature by up to 7.5%. They have also ...

Researchers find that drying hydrogels briefly turns them into strong, reversible adhesives, opening new uses in robotics and material handling. (Nanowerk Spotlight) A surprising shift in how ...

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A battery built entirely from hydrogels is a soft as human tissue and could offer a biocompatible power source for medical implants, its inventors say (Adv. Mater. 2021, DOI: 10.1002/adma.202105120). ...

Women with stress urinary incontinence were more satisfied with outcomes when treated with a tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure rather than bulking therapy with transurethral polyacrylamide ...