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Ultra-responsive soft matter from strain-stiffening hydrogels

The stiffness of hydrogels is crucial for their application. Nature’s hydrogels become stiffer as they are strained. This stiffness is not constant but increases when the gel is strained. This stiffening is used, for instance, by cells that actively strain their environment to modulate their functio...

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Autores principales: Jaspers, Maarten, Dennison, Matthew, Mabesoone, Mathijs F. J., MacKintosh, Frederick C., Rowan, Alan E., Kouwer, Paul H. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Pub. Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4275588/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25510333
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms6808