The video below shows an agarose hydrogel that is compressed in air to saturation at 6 ATA, and then rapidly decompressed to atmospheric pressure. Gas bubbles form and fracture the surrounding gel (60x time lapse).
The video below shows an agarose hydrogel that is compressed in air to saturation at 6 ATA, and then rapidly decompressed to atmospheric pressure. Gas bubbles form and fracture the surrounding gel (60x time lapse).