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ArticleNature communications2026

Mechanically adaptive crack-resistant hydrogels based on strain-induced macroscopic phase separation and hierarchical energy dissipation.

Xiangren Kong, Zhongwei Wang, Bo Gong, Li Xin Hou, Zhi Jian Wang, Rui Xiao, Zi Liang Wu, Jin Qian

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Xiangren KongDepartment of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Zhongwei WangCenter for Mechanics Plus under Extreme Environments, School of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
Bo GongDepartment of Engineering Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.
Li Xin HouMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Zhi Jian WangMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8577-3798
Rui XiaoDepartment of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. rxiao@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4380-9542
Zi Liang WuMinistry of Education Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. wuziliang@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1824-9563
Jin QianDepartment of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. jqian@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3597-5460

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12072316National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12125205National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12132014National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12321002National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52173012National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52325302
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Abstract

It remains a significant challenge to simultaneously achieve high stiffness, large extensibility, and strong resistance to crack propagation in hydrogels. Here, we report a hydrogel that undergoes a fully reversible strain-induced whitening transition with a high modulus ( ~ 30 MPa), high tensile strength (~15 MPa), large stretchability ( > 1000%). Importantly, the hydrogel achieves an exceptional fracture toughness around 100 kJ m

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