hydrogel
noun
hy·dro·gel
ˈhī-drə-ˌjel 
: a gel composed usually of one or more polymers suspended in water
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The pump is activated via an RFID tag linked to an absorbent hydrogel that reacts to moisture.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 July 2024
The hydrogel coating on the strip helps depuff your under eyes while also brightening some discoloration.
—Jordyn Burrell, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2024
Other scientists studying different animals have relied on transparent substrates like mineral cryolite or hydrogels made of gelatin, the latter of which has been used successfully to observe the burrowing behavior of polychaete worms.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
These elastic proteins have the ability to bind to each other and form hydrogels, a type of material that can retain large amounts of water.
—Sara Molinari, The Conversation, 11 Oct. 2022
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 July 2024
The hydrogel coating on the strip helps depuff your under eyes while also brightening some discoloration.
—Jordyn Burrell, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2024
Other scientists studying different animals have relied on transparent substrates like mineral cryolite or hydrogels made of gelatin, the latter of which has been used successfully to observe the burrowing behavior of polychaete worms.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
These elastic proteins have the ability to bind to each other and form hydrogels, a type of material that can retain large amounts of water.
—Sara Molinari, The Conversation, 11 Oct. 2022
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hydrogel
noun
hy·dro·gel
ˈhī-drə-ˌjel
: a gel in which the liquid is water
a silicone hydrogel used to make soft contact lenses
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