Dynamic crosslinking of extremely stretchable hydrogels with rapid self-healing ability is described. Using this new strategy, the obtained hydrogels are able to elongate 100 times compared to their initial length and to completely self-heal within 30 s without external energy input.

A simple and rapid colorimetric pH meter has been developed based on the conformational switch of i-motif DNA and non-crosslinking AuNP aggregation, the average accuracy of the nano-meter was found to be +/-0.04 pH unit across the physiological operating range.

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Starting from a Zimm model, we study self-diffusion in a solution of crosslinked monomers. We focus on the effects of the hydrodynamic interaction on the dynamics and the critical behaviour at the sol-gel point. Hydrodynamic interactions cause the clusters' diffusion constant to depend not only on the cluster's size but also on the cluster's shape --in contrast to the Rouse model. This gives ri...

We present a model for disordered 3D fiber networks to study their linear and nonlinear elasticity. In contrast to previous 2D models, these 3D networks with binary crosslinks are underconstrained with respect to fiber stretching elasticity, suggesting that bending may dominate their response. We find that such networks exhibit a bending-dominated elastic regime controlled by fiber length, as w...

We study trie elfects of threeand fourfold crosslinks on wormlike micelles. This

The title 1:1 adduct, C(5)H(5)BrN(2)·C(7)H(6)O(3), contains two mol-ecules of each species in the asymmetric unit, with similar geometries. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked to form extended chains along [100] by N-H⋯O, O-H⋯O, O-H⋯N and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Adjacent chains are crosslinked via further N-H⋯O inter-actions into sheets lying parallel to (001). The crystal studied was an invers...

The aptamer-functionalized hydrogel diffraction gratings were successfully fabricated by incorporating an aptamer and its complementary sequence as crosslinking junctions in the network structure. The gratings showed a sensitive response to human thrombin as read out from the diffracted light.