Bioinspired Polyurethane Using Multifunctional Block Modules with Synergistic Dynamic Bonds

Using Dynamic Bonds to Enhance the Mechanical Performance: From Microscopic Molecular Interactions to Macroscopic Properties

(2019) Chi Zhang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Bioinspired Underwater Adhesives by Using the Supramolecular Toolbox

(2018) Anton H. Hofman et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Quadruple H-Bonding Cross-Linked Supramolecular Polymeric Materials as Substrates for Stretchable, Antitearing, and Self-Healable Thin Film Electrodes

(2018) Xuzhou Yan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

High-performance recyclable cross-linked polyurethane with orthogonal dynamic bonds: The molecular design, microstructures, and macroscopic properties

(2018) Mei Li et al.   POLYMER

Self-healing and superstretchable conductors from hierarchical nanowire assemblies

(2018) Pin Song et al.   Nature Communications

Mechanically robust, readily repairable polymers via tailored noncovalent cross-linking

(2017) Yu Yanagisawa et al.   SCIENCE

Toughening elastomers using mussel-inspired iron-catechol complexes

(2017) Emmanouela Filippidi et al.   SCIENCE

Underwater contact adhesion and microarchitecture in polyelectrolyte complexes actuated by solvent exchange

(2016) Qiang Zhao et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

A seawater triggered dynamic coordinate bond and its application for underwater self-healing and reclaiming of lipophilic polymer

(2016) Nan Nan Xia et al.   Chemical Science

Control of hierarchical polymer mechanics with bioinspired metal-coordination dynamics

(2015) Scott C. Grindy et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Bioinspired Design of Nanostructured Elastomers with Cross-Linked Soft Matrix Grafting on the Oriented Rigid Nanofibers To Mimic Mechanical Properties of Human Skin

(2015) Zhongkai Wang et al.   ACS Nano

Polydopamine-Based Simple and Versatile Surface Modification of Polymeric Nano Drug Carriers

(2014) Joonyoung Park et al.   ACS Nano

The Mechanical Role of Metal Ions in Biogenic Protein-Based Materials

(2014) Elena Degtyar et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Tough Stimuli-Responsive Supramolecular Hydrogels with Hydrogen-Bonding Network Junctions

(2014) Mingyu Guo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Surface-initiated self-healing of polymers in aqueous media

(2014) B. Kollbe Ahn et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Bioinspired structural materials

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

Bio-Inspired High-Performance and Recyclable Cross-Linked Polymers

(2013) Shen Yu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Structural Biological Materials: Critical Mechanics-Materials Connections

(2013) M. A. Meyers et al.   SCIENCE

Polydopamine-Induced Tooth Remineralization

(2012) Yun-Zhi Zhou et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Utilizing Peptidic Ordering in the Design of Hierarchical Polyurethane/Ureas

(2012) J. Casey Johnson et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Modular Design in Natural and Biomimetic Soft Materials

(2011) Aaron M. Kushner et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Nanoconfinement of Spider Silk Fibrils Begets Superior Strength, Extensibility, and Toughness

(2011) Tristan Giesa et al.   NANO LETTERS

Structural Origin of the Strain-Hardening of Spider Silk

(2010) Ning Du et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Bioinspired Modular Synthesis of Elastin-Mimic Polymers To Probe the Mechanism of Elastin Elasticity

(2010) Yulin Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Molecular and Nanostructural Mechanisms of Deformation, Strength and Toughness of Spider Silk Fibrils

(2010) Andrea Nova et al.   NANO LETTERS

Nanoconfinement controls stiffness, strength and mechanical toughness of β-sheet crystals in silk

(2010) Sinan Keten et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Iron-Clad Fibers: A Metal-Based Biological Strategy for Hard Flexible Coatings

(2010) M. J. Harrington et al.   SCIENCE

A Biomimetic Modular Polymer with Tough and Adaptive Properties

(2009) Aaron M. Kushner et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY