Royal Society of Chemistry, Soft Matter, 43(15), p. 8653-8666, 2019
DOI: 10.1039/c9sm01178a
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Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) grafts in a hydrophilic covalently crosslinked polymer network enable efficient T-responsive toughening. Here, we show that graft length is a key-parameter to enhance stiffness and fracture (bulk and adhesion) properties.