Fig. 1. (a) XRD patterns of Ti₃AlC₂, p-Ti₃C₂T_x and PNIPAM-based NC hydrogels. (b) The storage and loss moduli of PNIPAM-based NC hydrogels obtained by continuous strain sweep at 25 °C. SEM images of the p-Ti₃C₂T_x (c) and the PNIPAM-based NC hydrogels (d).