A repulsive material: New hydrogel properties dominated by electrostatic repulsion
Tuesday, December 30, 2014 - 09:30
in Physics & Chemistry
In a world-first achievement, scientists from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science in Japan, along with colleagues from the National Institute of Material Science and the University of Tokyo, have developed a new hydrogel whose properties are dominated by electrostatic repulsion, rather than attractive interactions.
