Smart gel
Submitted by ipsita on Sat, 1995-09-30 00:00
Hokkaido University researchers in Japan are investigating a 'smart' material that could be useful in bio-medical applications.
Hydrogels -a cross-linked polymer network filled with water molecules -can show 'shape memory'. The gel which can be deformed at low temperatures, can revert to its original shape when heated above 50
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29/09/1995