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SUBMITTER: Bin Imran A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4214411 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bin Imran Abu A Esaki Kenta K Gotoh Hiroaki H Seki Takahiro T Ito Kohzo K Sakai Yasuhiro Y Takeoka Yukikazu Y
Nature communications 20141008
Stimuli-sensitive hydrogels changing their volumes and shapes in response to various stimulations have potential applications in multiple fields. However, these hydrogels have not yet been commercialized due to some problems that need to be overcome. One of the most significant problems is that conventional stimuli-sensitive hydrogels are usually brittle. Here we prepare extremely stretchable thermosensitive hydrogels with good toughness by using polyrotaxane derivatives composed of α-cyclodextr ...[more]