hydrogel

American  

[hahy-druh-jel] / ˈhaɪ drəˌdʒɛl /

noun

1. a gel whose liquid constituent is water.

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hydrogel British  

/ ˈhaɪdrəˌdʒɛl /

noun

1. a gel in which the liquid constituent is water

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Etymology

Origin of hydrogel

First recorded in 1890–95; hydro- ¹ + gel

Example Sentences

To better match this biological complexity, Qin and his team, together with ETH Professor Ralph Müller, developed a new type of hydrogel designed for future bone implants.

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The printing technique allows virtually any image to be encoded into the hydrogel.

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Researchers at McGill University have developed a new hydrogel that may one day help people recover from vocal cord injuries.

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This produced sturdy hydrogel microspheres that travel through the digestive tract and can be removed from stool with a magnet.

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Because the metal salts are added only after printing, the same hydrogel template can be used to make a variety of different metals, ceramics, or composite materials.

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