title: Extremely Stretchable and Fast Self-Healing Hydrogels.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.|School of Mechanical Engineering, Chonnam National University, 77, Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61186, South Korea.
authors.forename: Insu
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.affiliation: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.|INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Campus D2 2, Saarbrücken, 66123, Germany.
authors.forename: Jiaxi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.
authors.forename: Widusha R K
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Illeperuma
authors.affiliation: Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aizenberg
authors.affiliation: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.
authors.forename: Joost J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Vlassak
keywords: hydrogels; hydrogen bonding; hydrophobic association; self-healing; strechability