# Repetitive Inertial Cavitation Reveals Distinct Damage Evolution in Physically and Chemically Crosslinked Hydrogels

- Title: Repetitive Inertial Cavitation Reveals Distinct Damage Evolution in Physically and Chemically Crosslinked Hydrogels
- Authors: E. C. Bremer-Sai; S. S. Kolluri; J. L. Park; S. Candan; J. R. Park; D. L. Henann; C. Franck
- Year: 2026
- DOI: 10.1007/s11340-026-01332-z
- arXiv ID/URL: Not yet checked
- Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11340-026-01332-z
- Record type: journal-article
- Date searched: 2026-10-14
- Record origin: New search
- Evidence level: E: publisher full text
- Access status: Open access verified; publisher full text read.
- Lesson mapping: Chapter 4; Appendix A

## Two-sentence summary

Hydrogel network architecture governs material changes caused by repeated cavitation.
Five successive laser events were studied using high-speed imaging, confocal microscopy, and inverse rheometry in three gel networks.

## Provenance

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## Applicability and gaps

The fitted modulus is an effective damage proxy. Later cycles probe modified near-field material. Recovery requires separate waiting-time experiments.

## Evidence review

- Date read: 2026-10-18
- Source read: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11340-026-01332-z
- Locator: Experimental Methods; Laser Induced Cavitation; Assessing damage; Conclusions