Impact energy mitigation characterization of methyl cellulose hydrogels
Aqueousmethylcellulose solutions are fascinating inverse-freezing materials, known to reversibly form gels upon heating. Recently, these materials have been found to undergo this endothermic solidification upon impact. The imapct-induced solidification was shown to occur in the microseconds’ timescale, setting the path for examining their functionality for shockabsorption purposes.