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Macromol. Chem. Phys. 9/2016
Author(s) -
Chen Qiang,
Chen Hong,
Zhu Lin,
Zheng Jie
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/macp.201670029
Subject(s) - polymer science , chen , self healing hydrogels , front cover , cover (algebra) , polymer chemistry , materials science , polymer , soft materials , nanotechnology , composite material , engineering , mechanical engineering , geology , paleontology
Front Cover : Double network hydrogels (DN gels), consisting of two asymmetric, interpenetrating polymer networks, are considered as the toughest soft materials. This Trend article summarizes the latest important and interesting findings of DN gels, covering new gel structures, functionalities, applications, and future perspectives. Further details can be found in the article by Qiang Chen,* Hong Chen, Lin Zhu, Jie Zheng* on page 1022.