Multiscale structures of biological materials exhibit inherent multifunctional integration. This
special biological solution provides some inspiration for scientists and engineers to design …

Multiscale, hierarchically patterned surfaces, such as lotus leaves, butterfly wings, adhesion
pads of gecko lizards are abundantly found in nature, where microstructures are usually …

Sustainable structural materials with light weight, great thermal dimensional stability, and
superb mechanical properties are vitally important for engineering application, but the …

Various methods have been exploited to replicate nacre features into artificial structural
materials with impressive structural and mechanical similarity. However, it is still very …

Research in stretchable conductors is fuelled by diverse technological needs. Flexible
electronics, neuroprosthetic and cardiostimulating implants, soft robotics and other …

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is a widely used soft material that exhibits excellent stability
and transparency. But the difficulty of fine-tuning its Young's modulus and its low toughness …

Self-assembly of molecular units into complex and functional superstructures is ubiquitous in
biology. The number of superstructures realized by self-assembly of man-made nanoscale …

Integration of nanoparticles (NPs) and other nanomaterials with existing technologies must
take place in order to substantially widen the spectrum of their applications. This task can be …

Lignin-based polyurethane elastomers (LPUe) with high stiffness, strength, and toughness
were facilely prepared by direct cross-linking of unfunctionized lignin as hard segments and …

Polymer nanocomposites offer the opportunity to bridge properties of nanomaterials to the
macroscale. In this work, layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly is used to demonstrate …