Soft materials by design: unconventional polymer networks give extreme properties
Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …
Protein-based biological materials: Molecular design and artificial production
Polymeric materials produced from fossil fuels have been intimately linked to the
development of industrial activities in the 20th century and, consequently, to the …
development of industrial activities in the 20th century and, consequently, to the …
Healable and recyclable elastomers with record‐high mechanical robustness, unprecedented crack tolerance, and superhigh elastic restorability
Spider silk is one of the most robust natural materials, which has extremely high strength in
combination with great toughness and good elasticity. Inspired by spider silk but beyond it, a …
combination with great toughness and good elasticity. Inspired by spider silk but beyond it, a …
Ultrahigh mechanical strength and robust room-temperature self-healing properties of a polyurethane–graphene oxide network resulting from multiple dynamic bonds
X Zhu, W Zhang, G Lu, H Zhao, L Wang - Acs Nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Addressing the conflict between achieving high mechanical properties and room-
temperature self-healing ability is extremely significant to achieving a breakthrough in the …
temperature self-healing ability is extremely significant to achieving a breakthrough in the …
Aqueous spinning of robust, self-healable, and crack-resistant hydrogel microfibers enabled by hydrogen bond nanoconfinement
Robust damage-tolerant hydrogel fibers with high strength, crack resistance, and self-
healing properties are indispensable for their long-term uses in soft machines and robots as …
healing properties are indispensable for their long-term uses in soft machines and robots as …
Room-temperature self-healing supramolecular polyurethanes based on the synergistic strengthening of biomimetic hierarchical hydrogen-bonding interactions and …
Develo** a new generation of polymeric materials that integrate robust mechanical
properties with ultra-high self-healing efficiency at ambient temperature remains a …
properties with ultra-high self-healing efficiency at ambient temperature remains a …
The role of natural polymers in bone tissue engineering
L Guo, Z Liang, L Yang, W Du, T Yu, H Tang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bone is a dynamic self-healing organ and a continuous remodeling ensures the restoration
of the bone structure and function over time. However, bone remodeling is not able to repair …
of the bone structure and function over time. However, bone remodeling is not able to repair …
[HTML][HTML] Protein-based nanoparticles as drug delivery systems
Nanoparticles have been extensively used as carriers for the delivery of chemicals and
biomolecular drugs, such as anticancer drugs and therapeutic proteins. Natural …
biomolecular drugs, such as anticancer drugs and therapeutic proteins. Natural …
Deconstruction and reassembly of renewable polymers and biocolloids into next generation structured materials
This review considers the most recent developments in supramolecular and supraparticle
structures obtained from natural, renewable biopolymers as well as their disassembly and …
structures obtained from natural, renewable biopolymers as well as their disassembly and …
Transition-metal coordinate bonds for bioinspired macromolecules with tunable mechanical properties
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 …
crosslinks that can be used to engineer the mechanical properties of advanced structural …