Mechanical strength

Mechanoresponsive self-growing hydrogels inspired by muscle training

Takahiro Matsuda, Runa Kawakami, Ryo Namba, Tasuku Nakajima, Jian Ping Gong

Citations: 841 • 2019

Biosynthetic self-healing materials for soft machines

Abdon Pena‐Francesch, Huihun Jung, Melik C. Demirel, Metin Sitti

Citations: 329 • 2020

Anisotropically Fatigue‐Resistant Hydrogels

Xiangyu Liang, Guangda Chen, Shaoting Lin, Jiajun Zhang, Liu Wang, Pei Zhang, Zeyu Wang, Zongbao Wang, Yang Lan, Qi Ge, Ji Liu

Citations: 320 • 2021

Solvent‐Exchange‐Assisted Wet Annealing: A New Strategy for Superstrong, Tough, Stretchable, and Anti‐Fatigue Hydrogels

Yongchuan Wu, Zhang Ya, Haidi Wu, Jing Wen, Shu Zhang, Wenqian Xing, Hechuan Zhang, Huaiguo Xue, Jiefeng Gao, Yiu‐Wing Mai

Citations: 213 • 2023

A Biomimetic “Salting Out—Alignment—Locking” Tactic to Design Strong and Tough Hydrogel

Xia Sun, Yimin Mao, Zhengyang Yu, Pu Yang, Feng Jiang

Citations: 165 • 2024

Strong, tough, rapid-recovery, and fatigue-resistant hydrogels made of picot peptide fibres

Bin Xue, Zoobia Bashir, Yachong Guo, Wenting Yu, Wenxu Sun, Yiran Li, Yiyang Zhang, Meng Qin, Wei Wang, Yi Cao

Citations: 149 • 2023

Rational Design of Self-Healing Tough Hydrogels: A Mini Review

Wenda Wang, Ravin Narain, Hongbo Zeng

Citations: 130 • 2018

3D/4D printing of cellulose nanocrystals-based biomaterials: Additives for sustainable applications

Muhammad Yasir Khalid, Zia Ullah Arif, Reza Noroozi, Mokarram Hossain, Seeram Ramakrishna, Rehan Umer

Citations: 105 • 2023

An organo-hydrogel with extreme mechanical performance and tolerance beyond skin

Xinyu Dong, Xiao Guo, Quyang Liu, Haobo Qi, Guijin Zou, Tian Li, Huajian Gao, Wei Zhai

Citations: 44 • 2023

High-Performing Conductive Hydrogels for Wearable Applications

Hossein Omidian, Sumana Dey Chowdhury

Citations: 43 • 2023

Stimulation‐Reinforced Cellulose–Protein Ionogels with Superior Mechanical Strength and Temperature Resistance

Xin Li, Haibo Jiang, Yang Zhang, Long Qian, Geyuan Jiang, Suqing Zeng, Jianfei Zhou, Dawei Zhao

Citations: 41 • 2024

Strong, Self‐Healing Gelatin Hydrogels Cross‐Linked by Double Dynamic Covalent Chemistry

Ye Zhang, Qimeng Wang, Ziyan Wang, Difei Zhang, Jieyu Gu, Kewei Ye, Dandan Su, Yan Zhang, Jinghua Chen, Mihail Bãrboiu

Citations: 28 • 2021

Dual network hydrogel sensors based on borate ester bond: Multifunctional performance in high conductivity, stretchability, mechanical strength, and anti-freezing properties

Chunjiao Liu, Haoran Wu, Ruixue Wang, Yajuan Li, Xudong Yu

Citations: 23 • 2024

Zirconium Hydroxide Cross-linked Nanocomposite Hydrogel with High Mechanical Strength and Fast Electro-Response

Haoyang Jiang, Jianguo Tang

Citations: 21 • 2020

Engineering Natural and Recombinant Silks for Sustainable Biodevices

Xinchen Shen, Haoyuan Shi, Hongda Wei, Boxuan Wu, Qingyuan Xia, Jingjie Yeo, Wenwen Huang

Citations: 20 • 2022

Alginate-Based Hydrogels: Recent Progress in Preparation, Property Tuning, and Multifunctional Applications

Xiaoxu Liang, Shiji Chen, Yuxiong Liang, Miaomiao Wang, Qiao Wang, Dexin Chen, Xiao Ma, Hongyao Ding, Hai‐Jing Zhong

Citations: 18 • 2026

A Self-healable, recyclable and degradable soft network structure material for soft robotics

Rui Chen, Xin Li, Qin Xiong, Xinyu Zhu, Huigang Wang, Wenbiao Wang, Guanjun Bao, Zhen Chen, Changyong Cao, Jun Luo

Citations: 18 • 2023

Bioinspired Liquid‐Free Ion‐Conductive Elastomers with Ultrahigh Mechanical Strength and Excellent Ionic Conductivity for Multifunctional Flexible Sensing Applications

Zequan Li, Jingjing Tang, Xuwei Wang, Fuqi Wang, Fangyan Ou, Wenyu Pan, Changsheng Wang, Ting Xie, Chuang Ning, Xiwei Xu, Jiamin Liu, Qihua Liang, Wei Gao, Shuangliang Zhao

Citations: 17 • 2025

Self-Healing Antimicrobial Silicones—Mechanisms and Applications

Anna Kowalewska, Kamila Majewska-Smolarek

Citations: 12 • 2023

Environmentally Responsive Hydrogels and Composites Containing Hydrogels as Water-Based Lubricants

Song Chen, Zumin Wu, Lei Wei, Xiuqin Bai, Chengqing Yuan, Zhiwei Guo, Ying Yang

Citations: 6 • 2025