This research aims to investigate the rheological properties of MXene-reinforced dual-network hydrogels in different states.
Conducted shear and extensional rheology tests on MXene-enabled hydrogels.
Analyzed the gel-like behavior and energy dissipation patterns.
Examined the impact of polymer–MX interactions on hydrogel performance.
MXene-reinforced hydrogels exhibited gel-like behavior throughout testing.
Energy dissipation was observed near yielding due to fast, reversible polymer–MX interactions.
Abstract
Shear and extensional rheology reveal that MXene-enabled hydrogels maintain gel-like behavior yet dissipate energy near yielding via fast, reversible polymer–MX interactions.