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 hydrogel masks utilize a blend of skin-plumping ingredients to gently illuminate dark circles and smooth fine lines.
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
In a group of male cyclists, capsules of baking soda produced the usual range of GI symptoms, while the same dose of micro-pills in hydrogel had almost no effect.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2024
The other methods each came with limitations, such as being too bulky or less safe, so the researchers opted for chemical delivery through a process called iontophoresis, which moves chemicals and ions through hydrogels and has a low electrical-power requirement.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Nov. 2024
Expected to enter clinical trials in the first quarter of 2025, Plan A uses a hydrogel that acts like a filter to stop sperm from moving through the vas deferens.
—Nina Ajemian, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
In a group of male cyclists, capsules of baking soda produced the usual range of GI symptoms, while the same dose of micro-pills in hydrogel had almost no effect.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2024
The other methods each came with limitations, such as being too bulky or less safe, so the researchers opted for chemical delivery through a process called iontophoresis, which moves chemicals and ions through hydrogels and has a low electrical-power requirement.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Nov. 2024
Expected to enter clinical trials in the first quarter of 2025, Plan A uses a hydrogel that acts like a filter to stop sperm from moving through the vas deferens.
—Nina Ajemian, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
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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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