# Dehydration drives damage in the freezing of brittle hydrogels

- Title: Dehydration drives damage in the freezing of brittle hydrogels
- Authors: Yang, Shaohua; Gerber, Dominic; Feng, Yanxia; Bain, Nicolas; Kuster, Matthias; de Lorenzis, Laura; Xu, Ye; Dufresne, Eric R.; Style, Robert W.
- Year: 2024
- DOI: Unavailable; see stable source identifier
- arXiv ID/URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.12871
- Source URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.12871
- Record type: preprint
- Date searched: 2026-10-14
- Record origin: New search
- Evidence level: Metadata verified; title-based topic summary; experiments unverified
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- Lesson mapping: Background or peripheral citation; placement unreviewed.

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This work addresses Dehydration drives damage in the freezing of brittle hydrogels.
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