Thursday, April 19, 2012

Self-healing hydrogels

http://www.macroevolution.net/self-healing-hydrogels.html#.T5B3T7PUO2A
This could be the new Velcro. Scientists developed a hydrogel which binds in seconds and forms a strong enough bond to withstand repeated stretching and wear from everyday use. The potential use in medicine, industry, and domestic uses are nearly endless thanks to just a few finely linked chains of polymer molecules which form a flexible jello0like material similar to soft tissues.

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