Transition-metal coordinate bonds for bioinspired macromolecules with tunable mechanical properties

E Khare, N Holten-Andersen, MJ Buehler - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Transition-metal coordination complexes are emerging as a broad class of supramolecular
crosslinks that can be used to engineer the mechanical properties of advanced structural …

Nanofibrils in nature and materials engineering

S Ling, DL Kaplan, MJ Buehler - Nature Reviews Materials, 2018 - nature.com
Nanofibrillar materials, such as cellulose, chitin and silk, are highly ordered architectures,
formed through the self-assembly of repetitive building blocks into higher-order structures …

Ultra‐robust and extensible fibrous mechanical sensors for wearable smart healthcare

J Gao, Y Fan, Q Zhang, L Luo, X Hu, Y Li… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fibrous material with high strength and large stretchability is an essential component of high‐
performance wearable electronic devices. Wearable electronic systems require a material …

Synergetic lithium and hydrogen bonds endow liquid‐free photonic ionic elastomer with mechanical robustness and electrical/optical dual‐output

L Peng, L Hou, P Wu - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Photonic ionic elastomers (PIEs) capable of multiple signal outputs are intriguing in flexible
interactive electronics. However, fabricating PIEs with simultaneous mechanical robustness …

Polyimide aerogel fibers with superior flame resistance, strength, hydrophobicity, and flexibility made via a universal sol–gel confined transition strategy

X Li, G Dong, Z Liu, X Zhang - Acs Nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Aerogel fibers with ultrahigh porosity, large specific surface area, and ultralow density have
shown increasing interest due to being considered as the next generation thermal insulation …

Nanofibrous kevlar aerogel threads for thermal insulation in harsh environments

Z Liu, J Lyu, D Fang, X Zhang - Acs Nano, 2019 - ACS Publications
Aerogel with low density, high porosity, and large surface area is a promising structure for
the next generation of high-performance thermal insulation fibers and textiles. However …

Highly elastic binders integrating polyrotaxanes for silicon microparticle anodes in lithium ion batteries

S Choi, T Kwon, A Coskun, JW Choi - Science, 2017 - science.org
Lithium-ion batteries with ever-increasing energy densities are needed for batteries for
advanced devices and all-electric vehicles. Silicon has been highlighted as a promising …

Ultralight and fire-resistant ceramic nanofibrous aerogels with temperature-invariant superelasticity

Y Si, X Wang, L Dou, J Yu, B Ding - Science advances, 2018 - science.org
Ultralight aerogels that are both highly resilient and compressible have been fabricated from
various materials including polymer, carbon, and metal. However, it has remained a great …

Nature-inspired structural materials for flexible electronic devices

Y Liu, K He, G Chen, WR Leow, X Chen - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Exciting advancements have been made in the field of flexible electronic devices in the last
two decades and will certainly lead to a revolution in peoples' lives in the future. However …

Advanced phase change materials from natural perspectives: structural design and functional applications

L Liu, Y Zhang, S Zhang, B Tang - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Phase change materials have garnered extensive interest in heat harvesting and utilization
owing to their high energy storage density and isothermal phase transition. Nevertheless …