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Published in final edited form as: Chem Rev. 2017 Oct 9;117(20):12764–12850. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00094

Figure 16.

Figure 16.

Nonlinear elasticity of hydrogels. (A) Differential modulus-stress plot showing the stress-stiffening behavior of some biopolymers. (B) Synthesis of polyisocyanopeptides with varying polymer chain lengths (mean polymer length) by adjusting the molar ratio of catalyst to monomer, which results in (C) different mean critical stress levels. Reprinted with permission from ref 36. Copyright 2015 Nature Publishing Group.