Fig. 5: The characterizations of hydrogels.

a Photographs of 8AG-T and 8OHG-T hydrogels were prepared for 6 months. b, c Evolution of G′ and G′′ as a function of frequency for of 8AG-T (b) and 8OHG-T (c) hydrogels. d, e The self-healing of 8AG-T (d) and 8OHG-T (e) hydrogels by rheological measurements. f Scanning electron microscopy (SEM, scale bar: 50 μm) images of 8AG-T and 8OHG-T hydrogels. g Atomic force microscopy (AFM, scale bar: 200 nm) images of 8AG-T and 8OHG-T hydrogels. h, i The pair distances distribution functions (PDDF) profiles from variable-temperature small-angle X-ray scattering (VT-SAXS) experiments of 8AG-T (h) 8OHG-T (i) hydrogels.