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Zhong, J. Organohydrogel. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/61936 (accessed on 12 November 2026).
Zhong J. Organohydrogel. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/61936. Accessed November 12, 2026.
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Zhong, J. (2026, November 05). Organohydrogel. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/61936
Zhong, Jack. "Organohydrogel." Encyclopedia. Web. 05 November, 2026.

Organohydrogel

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An organohydrogel consists of a crosslinked polymer network swollen by a water-organic solvent mixture, or by an organic liquid alone, rather than by water [1]. The organic component lowers the freezing point and the vapour pressure of the liquid phase, so the network stays soft below zero degrees Celsius and retains its mass in open air for longer than a conventional hydrogel [2]. Solvent composition also changes the solubility of the network: a poor solvent contracts the chains and raises modulus, whereas a good solvent swells them and lowers it [1]. Where the two liquids differ in affinity for the polymer, they separate into domains, and that heterogeneity raises toughness because a crack is deflected at the boundary [3]. Ionic conductivity survives in the organic-rich phase, which is why the same network can serve at low temperature [2].

water-organic binary solvent anti-freezing network solvent exchange cryoprotection ionogel
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  1. Le, X.; Shang, H.; Chen, T. A Short Review on Organohydrogels: Constructions and Applications. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2024, 225, 2470014. [CrossRef]
  2. Li, X.; Lou, D.; Wang, H.; Sun, X.; Li, J.; Liu, Y. Flexible Supercapacitor Based on Organohydrogel Electrolyte with Long‐Term Anti‐Freezing and Anti‐Drying Property. Advanced Functional Materials 2020, 30, 2007291. [CrossRef]
  3. Zhou, D.; Chen, F.; Wang, J.; Li, T.; Li, B.; Zhang, J.; Zhou, X.; Gan, T.; Handschuh-Wang, S.; Zhou, X. Tough protein organohydrogels. Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2018, 6, 7366-7372. [CrossRef]
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