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ArticleNature communications2026

Multi-scale structural engineering enables ultra-strong and tough eutectogels.

Ning Tang, Yanlong Yin, Hao Zhang, Jianhua Tang, Ousheng Zhang, Jigang Yang, Jun Hu

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ning TangBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China.
Yanlong YinBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China.
Hao ZhangSchool of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China. zhanghao3766@qust.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6281-2176
Jianhua TangSinopec (Shanghai) Petrochemical Research Institute Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China.
Ousheng ZhangSinopec (Shanghai) Petrochemical Research Institute Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China. Zhangos.sshy@sinopec.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-8274-3595
Jigang YangBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China.
Jun HuBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China. jhu@mail.buct.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0966-6362

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52403025Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality (Beijing Natural Science Foundation) L233016Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation) 322025101
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Abstract

Achieving simultaneous enhancement of strength, stiffness, and toughness in polymer gels remains a fundamental challenge due to the thermodynamic incompatibility between energy storage and energy dissipation. Here, we present a multi-scale regulation approach that synergistically integrates directional annealing with deep eutectic solvent-mediated solvent exchange to precisely modulate the polymer network at molecular, nanoscale, and microscale levels. This coordinated hierarchical design yielded poly(vinyl alcohol) eutectogels exhibiting exceptional tensile strength of 62.2 ± 1.8 MPa, a Young's modulus of 355.3 ± 32.9 MPa, and a toughness of 179.0 ± 11.1 MJ m

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