Bioinspired Structural Composite Hydrogels with a Combination of High Strength, Stiffness, and Toughness

Strong tough hydrogels via the synergy of freeze-casting and salting out

(2021) Mutian Hua et al.   NATURE

Soft and elastic hydrogel-based microelectronics for localized low-voltage neuromodulation

(2019) Yuxin Liu et al.   Nature Biomedical Engineering

Bioinspired Design and Fabrication of Polymer Composite Films Consisting of a Strong and Stiff Organic Matrix and Microsized Inorganic Platelets

(2019) Donghwan Ji et al.   ACS Nano

Anisotropic Hybrid Hydrogels with Superior Mechanical Properties Reminiscent of Tendons or Ligaments

(2019) Suji Choi et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Exceptionally Ductile and Tough Biomimetic Artificial Nacre with Gas Barrier Function

(2018) Alexander Eckert et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Facile Method to Fabricate Anisotropic Hydrogels with Perfectly Aligned Hierarchical Fibrous Structures

(2018) Md. Tariful Islam Mredha et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Hydrogel Electrolytes for Flexible Aqueous Energy Storage Devices

(2018) Zifeng Wang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Composites with carbon nanotubes and graphene: An outlook

(2018) Ian A. Kinloch et al.   SCIENCE

Long-term mechanical function and integration of an implanted tissue-engineered intervertebral disc

(2018) Sarah E. Gullbrand et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Enzymatic mineralization generates ultrastiff and tough hydrogels with tunable mechanics

(2017) Nicolas Rauner et al.   NATURE

Designing toughness and strength for soft materials

(2017) Xuanhe Zhao   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Hydraulic hydrogel actuators and robots optically and sonically camouflaged in water

(2017) Hyunwoo Yuk et al.   Nature Communications

A Mineralized High Strength and Tough Hydrogel for Skull Bone Regeneration

(2016) Bing Xu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Ternary Artificial Nacre Reinforced by Ultrathin Amorphous Alumina with Exceptional Mechanical Properties

(2016) Hewei Zhao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Double-Network Hydrogels Strongly Bondable to Bones by Spontaneous Osteogenesis Penetration

(2016) Takayuki Nonoyama et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

The rise of plastic bioelectronics

(2016) Takao Someya et al.   NATURE

Layered and scrolled nanocomposites with aligned semi-infinite graphene inclusions at the platelet limit

(2016) P. Liu et al.   SCIENCE

Design, fabrication and control of soft robots

(2015) Daniela Rus et al.   NATURE

Designed fabrication of super-stiff, anisotropic hybrid hydrogels via linear remodeling of polymer networks and subsequent crosslinking

(2015) Suji Choi et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Bioinspired structural materials

(2014) Ulrike G. K. Wegst et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Design of stiff, tough and stretchy hydrogel composites via nanoscale hybrid crosslinking and macroscale fiber reinforcement

(2014) Shaoting Lin et al.   Soft Matter

Multi-scale multi-mechanism design of tough hydrogels: building dissipation into stretchy networks

(2013) Xuanhe Zhao   Soft Matter

Highly stretchable and tough hydrogels

(2012) Jeong-Yun Sun et al.   NATURE

Unlike Bone, Cartilage Regeneration Remains Elusive

(2012) D. J. Huey et al.   SCIENCE

Considering Viscoelastic Micromechanics for the Reinforcement of Graphene Polymer Nanocomposites

(2012) Xiguang Li et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Strong and ductile platelet-reinforced polymer films inspired by nature: Microstructure and mechanical properties

(2009) Lorenz J. Bonderer et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH

Bioinspired Design and Assembly of Platelet Reinforced Polymer Films

(2008) L. J. Bonderer et al.   SCIENCE

Biological materials: Structure and mechanical properties

(2007) Marc André Meyers et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE