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Generalization of the sacrificial bond principle for gel and elastomer toughening by Nakajima, Tasuku

“…Although conventional polymer gels are known as mechanically weak materials, their fracture toughness can be effectively improved by introducing weak and…”
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Mechanoresponsive self-growing hydrogels inspired by muscle training by Matsuda, Takahiro, Kawakami, Runa, Namba, Ryo, Nakajima, Tasuku, Gong, Jian Ping

“…Living tissues, such as muscle, autonomously grow and remodel themselves to adapt to their surrounding mechanical environment through metabolic processes. By…”
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Fabrication of Tough and Stretchable Hybrid Double-Network Elastomers Using Ionic Dissociation of Polyelectrolyte in Nonaqueous Media by Matsuda, Takahiro, Nakajima, Tasuku, Gong, Jian Ping

“…The double-network (DN) structure is a state-of-the-art strategy used for toughening soft materials. The challenge for widespread applications, however, is the…”
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Force-triggered rapid microstructure growth on hydrogel surface for on-demand functions by Mu, Qifeng, Cui, Kunpeng, Wang, Zhi Jian, Matsuda, Takahiro, Cui, Wei, Kato, Hinako, Namiki, Shotaro, Yamazaki, Tomoko, Frauenlob, Martin, Nonoyama, Takayuki, Tsuda, Masumi, Tanaka, Shinya, Nakajima, Tasuku, Gong, Jian Ping

“…Living organisms share the ability to grow various microstructures on their surface to achieve functions. Here we present a force stamp method to grow…”
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Anisotropic tough double network hydrogel from fish collagen and its spontaneous in vivo bonding to bone by Mredha, Md. Tariful Islam, Kitamura, Nobuto, Nonoyama, Takayuki, Wada, Susumu, Goto, Keiko, Zhang, Xi, Nakajima, Tasuku, Kurokawa, Takayuki, Takagi, Yasuaki, Yasuda, Kazunori, Gong, Jian Ping

“…Abstract Soft supporting tissues in the human body, such as cartilages and ligaments, are tough materials firmly fixed to bones. These soft tissues, once…”
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A Universal Molecular Stent Method to Toughen any Hydrogels Based on Double Network Concept by Nakajima, Tasuku, Sato, Hitomi, Zhao, Yu, Kawahara, Shinya, Kurokawa, Takayuki, Sugahara, Kazuyuki, Gong, Jian Ping

“…Double‐network hydrogels (DN gels), despite their high water content, are the strongest and toughest soft and wet materials available. However, in conventional…”
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Nanophase Separation in Immiscible Double Network Elastomers Induces Synergetic Strengthening, Toughening, and Fatigue Resistance by Zheng, Yong, Kiyama, Ryuji, Matsuda, Takahiro, Cui, Kunpeng, Li, Xueyu, Cui, Wei, Guo, Yunzhou, Nakajima, Tasuku, Kurokawa, Takayuki, Gong, Jian Ping

“…High modulus, toughness, and fatigue resistance are usually difficult to be obtained simultaneously in rubbery materials. Here, we report that by superimposing…”
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Molecular mechanism of abnormally large nonsoftening deformation in a tough hydrogel by Ye, Ya Nan, Cui, Kunpeng, Hong, Wei, Li, Xueyu, Yu, Chengtao, Hourdet, Dominique, Nakajima, Tasuku, Kurokawa, Takayuki, Gong, Jian Ping

“…Tough soft materials usually show strain softening and inelastic deformation. Here, we study the molecular mechanism of abnormally large nonsoftening,…”
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Elastic–Plastic Transformation of Polyelectrolyte Complex Hydrogels from Chitosan and Sodium Hyaluronate by Shi, Ran, Sun, Tao Lin, Luo, Feng, Nakajima, Tasuku, Kurokawa, Takayuki, Bin, Yue Zhen, Rubinstein, Michael, Gong, Jian Ping

“…Hydrogels formed by polyelectrolyte complexation (PEC) of oppositely charged biopolymers, free of any chemical additives, are promising biomaterials. In this…”
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How chain dynamics affects crack initiation in double-network gels by Zheng, Yong, Matsuda, Takahiro, Nakajima, Tasuku, Cui, Wei, Zhang, Ye, Hui, Chung-Yuen, Kurokawa, Takayuki, Gong, Jian Ping

“…Double-network gels are a class of tough soft materials comprising two elastic networks with contrasting structures. The formation of a large internal damage…”
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Proteoglycans and Glycosaminoglycans Improve Toughness of Biocompatible Double Network Hydrogels by Zhao, Yu, Nakajima, Tasuku, Yang, Jing Jing, Kurokawa, Takayuki, Liu, Jian, Lu, Jishun, Mizumoto, Shuji, Sugahara, Kazuyuki, Kitamura, Nobuto, Yasuda, Kazunori, Daniels, A. U. D., Gong, Jian Ping

“…Based on the molecular stent concept, a series of tough double‐network hydrogels (St‐DN gels) made from the components of proteoglycan aggregates – chondroitin…”
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Tough Particle‐Based Double Network Hydrogels for Functional Solid Surface Coatings by Takahashi, Riku, Shimano, Kouichi, Okazaki, Haruka, Kurokawa, Takayuki, Nakajima, Tasuku, Nonoyama, Takayuki, King, Daniel R., Gong, Jian Ping

“…Coating solid surfaces with tough hydrogels is necessary for the practical application of hydrogels in various fields. Here a simple yet versatile method for…”
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Anisotropic Growth of Hydroxyapatite in Stretched Double Network Hydrogel by Fukao, Kazuki, Nonoyama, Takayuki, Kiyama, Ryuji, Furusawa, Kazuya, Kurokawa, Takayuki, Nakajima, Tasuku, Gong, Jian Ping

“…Bone tissues possess excellent mechanical properties such as compatibility between strength and flexibility and load bearing owing to the hybridization of…”
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Mechanical Model for Super-Anisotropic Swelling of the Multi-Cylindrical PDGI/PAAm Gels by Nakajima, Tasuku, Mito, Kei, Gong, Jian Ping

“…MC-PDGI/PAAm gels are cylindrical composite gels containing poly(dodecyl glyceryl itaconate) (PDGI) as a polymerized lipid oriented in a multilayer tubular…”
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Distinctive Characteristics of Internal Fracture in Tough Double Network Hydrogels Revealed by Various Modes of Stretching by Mai, Thanh-Tam, Matsuda, Takahiro, Nakajima, Tasuku, Gong, Jian Ping, Urayama, Kenji

“…The cyclic stretching measurements in various geometries including uniaxial, planar, unequal, and equal biaxial extension reveal the distinctive features of…”
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Tough polyion-complex hydrogels from soft to stiff controlled by monomer structure by Luo, Feng, Sun, Tao Lin, Nakajima, Tasuku, Kurokawa, Takayuki, Li, Xufeng, Guo, Honglei, Huang, Yiwan, Zhang, Huijie, Gong, Jian Ping

“…Tough hydrogels with adjustable stiffness are expected for adapting application as various biomaterials. Oppositely charged polyelectrolytes form tough and…”
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Squid/synthetic polymer double-network gel: elaborated anisotropy and outstanding fracture toughness characteristics by Ohmura, Shou, Nakajima, Tasuku, Yoshida, Masahiro, Gong, Jian Ping

“…The hierarchical anisotropy of a biotissue plays an essential role in its elaborate functions. To mimic the anisotropy-based functions of biotissues, soft and…”
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Water-Induced Brittle-Ductile Transition of Double Network Hydrogels by Itagaki, Hiroko, Kurokawa, Takayuki, Furukawa, Hidemitsu, Nakajima, Tasuku, Katsumoto, Yukiteru, Gong, Jian Ping

“…In the previous studies, we have developed double network hydrogels (DN gels) with extra-ordinarily high mechanical strength and toughness although the gels…”
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Water-Triggered Ductile–Brittle Transition of Anisotropic Lamellar Hydrogels and Effect of Confinement on Polymer Dynamics by Ilyas, Muhammad, Haque, Md. Anamul, Yue, Youfeng, Kurokawa, Takayuki, Nakajima, Tasuku, Nonoyama, Takayuki, Gong, Jian Ping

“…We study the effect of dehydration on the structure and mechanical properties of anisotropic lamellar hydrogels, consisting of alternative stacking of several…”
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Both Galactosaminogalactan and α-1,3-Glucan Contribute to Aggregation of Aspergillus oryzae Hyphae in Liquid Culture by Miyazawa, Ken, Yoshimi, Akira, Sano, Motoaki, Tabata, Fuka, Sugahara, Asumi, Kasahara, Shin, Koizumi, Ami, Yano, Shigekazu, Nakajima, Tasuku, Abe, Keietsu

“…Filamentous fungi generally form aggregated hyphal pellets in liquid culture. We previously reported that α-1,3-glucan-deficient mutants of Aspergillus…”
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