JOURNAL ARTICLE

Mussel cuticle-mimetic ultra-tough, self-healing elastomers with double-locked nanodomains exhibit fast stimuli-responsive shape transformation

Pengchao ZhaoChao YinYu ZhangXiaoyu ChenBoguang YangJiang XiaLiming Bian

Year: 2020 Journal:   Journal of Materials Chemistry A Vol: 8 (25)Pages: 12463-12471   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

Multi-phased, ultra-tough, and self-healing elastomers containing rigid double-locked hydrophobic nanodomains reinforced by iron–catechol complexes exhibit fast stimuli-responsive shape changing.

Keywords:
Elastomer Self-healing Materials science Catechol Cuticle (hair) Transformation (genetics) Composite material Nanotechnology Chemistry Anatomy Organic chemistry Medicine

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Polymer composites and self-healing
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Polymers and Plastics
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Biomedical Engineering
Advanced Materials and Mechanics
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Mechanical Engineering
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