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Hydrogel material flexes its muscles

04 Feb 2019 Isabelle Dumé
Muscle training
Mechanical destruction of the internal structure of a hydrogel induces the formation of new structures in the gel using nutritional monomers, making the hydrogel grow. (Credit: Takahiro Matsuda)
A new material that increases in strength in response to mechanical stress, much like muscle during

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