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 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
• 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
• 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
• Some recent ideas have focused on contact lens-like hydrogels that keep drugs on the surface of the eye longer than eye drops to surgically implant tiny drug reservoirs into the eye.
  — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 9 Nov. 2018
• The group plans to continue its work this summer with hopes of changing the world with its biodegradable hydrogels that fight bacteria and regenerate healthy cells.
  — Donna Vickroy and Susan Demar Lafferty, Daily Southtown, 19 May 2018
• The hydrogel mask fits snugly around your eyes and intensely moisturizes.
  — Simedar Jackson, Marie Claire, 1 June 2015
• In agriculture, hydrogels enhance soil water retention and plant growth.
  — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Aug 2024