Hydrogel fracture experiment: from different stimuli to delayed fracture study (B)

• Main Author: Ng, Julius Yi Qin
• Other Authors: Li Hua
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168276
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Hydrogels are 3D network structures that can absorb considerable amount of water without dissolving due to cross-links or chain entanglements. They can exist naturally, such as in collagen, which is a form of polymer, or can be made synthetically. To be classified as a hydrogel, water must make u...