Understanding of hydrogel network formation and its application in the architecture of significantly enhanced hydrogel

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Xiong, J Y ^a   Liu, X Y ^a   Li, J L ^a   Narayanan, J ^a   Wang, R Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEATION; RHEOLOGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CRITICAL TEMPERATURE; FIBER BRANCHING; HYDROGEL NETWORK FORMATION; HYDROGEL NETWORKS;

HYDROGELS;

EID: 33747836770     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2338007     Document Type: Article

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