hydrogel

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hydrogel

noun hydrogels

A colloid gel in which water is the continuous phase; they have a number of medical and industrial applications. The tough, bendable fabric combines hydrogels — such as those found in contact lenses or jello – with glass fibers. This particular combination maximizes its resilience, making the material 100 times tougher than hydrogels and 25 times tougher than glass fiber fabric, based on the amount of energy n

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@misc{hydrogel_2026,
  title = {hydrogel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hydrogel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}