How to Use hydrogel in a Sentence

hydrogel

noun
  • By themselves, the hydrogels are soft and squishy; the eggshells help strengthen them.
    Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, 18 July 2019
  • If the hydrogel was stretched, the bond became brittle and pulled apart.
    Randy Rieland, Smithsonian, 5 July 2017
  • If the hydrogel was stretched, the bond became brittle and pulled apart.
    Randy Rieland, Smithsonian, 5 July 2017
  • The hydrogel the researchers used as a stand-in for skin was soft and porous, enough so that the insects could smell the blood through it.
    WIRED, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The result is a gel-like squishy substance called a hydrogel.
    Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2021
  • The five-piece sampler comes with hydrogel masks to deep clean, brighten, hydrate, and boost skin’s glow.
    Nykia Spradley, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2023
  • This hydrogel sheet mask has been known to freak out boyfriends (and reduce skin's redness and inflammation in the process).
    Devon Abelman, Allure, 10 Oct. 2017
  • That was used to engineer a hydrogel that mimics the human cornea.
    Aria Bendix, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2022
  • And since this is just the first hydrogel to pass that milestone, that’s not necessarily the ceiling.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 7 July 2020
  • More to Know: Just leave the hydrogel mask on for 20 minutes to experience an instant glow-up.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2023
  • In this backwards version, a large-scale object is placed within a hydrogel (the more absorbent the better).
    David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 18 Dec. 2018
  • The bio-responsive layers in the prototypes were either a silk film or a hydrogel.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2018
  • The method starts with hydrogel, a type of gel with high water content used in a variety of common objects, from plastics to pills.
    National Geographic, 23 May 2018
  • The electrolyte is made from a hydrogel, a substance roughly the consistency of a soft contact lens.
    IEEE Spectrum, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The hydrogel used by the Italian researchers was between 95 and 98 percent water.
    National Geographic, 23 May 2018
  • The new brain worm is coated with hydrogel to produce a smooth, frictionless movement.
    Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 30 Aug. 2019
  • The hydrogel the team designed contains DNA and electrodes hooked up to an electrical sensor.
    Maddie Bender, STAT, 20 Nov. 2021
  • Anything from hydrogels to oils to saline to free silicone may be injected into the butt.
    Lily Herman, Allure, 7 Aug. 2017
  • Men in the trial ranged from age 25 to 65 and were placed into two groups that received different amounts of hydrogel: a lower volume and a higher one.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The polish is also infused with chamomile hydrogel which tackles fine lines.
    Essence, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The pump is activated via an RFID tag linked to an absorbent hydrogel that reacts to moisture.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 July 2024
  • That way, when the hydrogel touches a metal surface, that area acts like the anode of a battery, letting electrons through to the cathode, which then powers the device.
    Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 17 Apr. 2020
  • Once injected, the hydrogel is meant to block sperm from getting into semen.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The researchers could split their original brick in half, add extra sand, hydrogel, and nutrients, and watch as bacteria grew two full-size bricks in 6 hours.
    Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 18 Feb. 2020
  • But a hydrogel, which is about 50 percent water, is more difficult to cool down once its temperature starts to rise.
    Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Now, Yu and his colleagues have created an even better hydrogel.
    Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 28 June 2019
  • Contraline has created a hydrogel, called Echo-V, that can be injected into the vas deferens, the thin tube that transports sperm from the testes to the urethra.
    Emily Anthes, Bloomberg.com, 3 Aug. 2017
  • 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
  • Part of the proceeds from the range will fund the Augustinus Bader Foundation, which provides free hydrogel treatments to clinics that treat burn victims.
    Kari Molvar, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2018
  • The hydrogel coating on the strip helps depuff your under eyes while also brightening some discoloration.
    Jordyn Burrell, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2024

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