Fig. 2: Mechanical properties of organogel.

a, b Stress-strain curves and the corresponding tensile stress, Young’s modulus and toughness for PVA/PAA hydrogel, ionic hydrogel, organogel and gel-nacre. c Loading-unloading curves of successive cyclic tensile (5000) of organogel at a strain of 65% without resting between each cycle. d Energy dissipation of 5000 cyclic tests with 1, 10, 100, 1000, 3000, and 5000 cycles. e Loading-unloading curves of organogel at a strain of 30% with various resting time (1, 30, 60, 90 s). f Comparison of the recovery ratios of organogel and gel-nacre at a strain of 30% with different rest time (1, 30, 60, 90 s).