Dynamic Nanoconfinement Enabled Highly Stretchable and Supratough Polymeric Materials with Desirable Healability and Biocompatibility

Highly Stretchable, Ultratough, and Strong Polyesters with Improved Postcrystallization Optical Property Enabled by Dynamic Multiple Hydrogen Bonds

(2021) Shuai Sun et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Degradable Poly(vinyl alcohol)‐Based Supramolecular Plastics with High Mechanical Strength in a Watery Environment

(2021) Yixuan Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Ultrarobust, tough and highly stretchable self-healing materials based on cartilage-inspired noncovalent assembly nanostructure

(2021) Yuyan Wang et al.   Nature Communications

Water-Enabled Room-Temperature Self-Healing and Recyclable Polyurea Materials with Super-Strong Strength, Toughness, and Large Stretchability

(2020) Zhen Shi et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Ultrarobust Ti3C2Tx MXene-Based Soft Actuators via Bamboo-Inspired Mesoscale Assembly of Hybrid Nanostructures

(2020) Jie Cao et al.   ACS Nano

Underwater Superoleophobicity: Nacre‐Inspired Mineralized Films with High Transparency and Mechanically Robust Underwater Superoleophobicity (Adv. Mater. 11/2020)

(2020) Wei Chen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Remalleable, Healable, and Highly Sustainable Supramolecular Polymeric Materials Combining Superhigh Strength and Ultrahigh Toughness

(2020) Wenwen Niu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Biosynthetic self-healing materials for soft machines

(2020) Abdon Pena-Francesch et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of gradient nanostructured metals and alloys

(2020) Xiaoyan Li et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Fracture toughness of bone at the microscale

(2020) Nouf Aldegaither et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Water governs the mechanical properties of poly(vinyl alcohol)

(2020) Lujuan Li et al.   POLYMER

High-Performance Polymeric Materials through Hydrogen-Bond Cross-Linking

(2019) Pingan Song et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Transparent and tough bulk composites inspired by nacre

(2019) Tommaso Magrini et al.   Nature Communications

Facile Fabrication of Room-Temperature Self-Healing, Mechanically Robust, Highly Stretchable, and Tough Polymers Using Dual Dynamic Cross-Linked Polymer Complexes

(2019) Haiyun Guo et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

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

(2019) Suji Choi et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Lightweight Materials: Structurally Controlled Cellular Architectures for High‐Performance Ultra‐Lightweight Materials (Adv. Mater. 34/2019)

(2019) Seon Ju Yeo et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Paper‐Like, Thin, Foldable, and Self‐Healable Electronics Based on PVA/CNC Nanocomposite Film

(2019) Jung Wook Kim et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

High performance PVA/lignin nanocomposite films with excellent water vapor barrier and UV-shielding properties

(2019) Xiao Zhang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Bioinspired Design of Strong, Tough, and Thermally Stable Polymeric Materials via Nanoconfinement

(2018) Pingan Song et al.   ACS Nano

Biomimetic Supertough and Strong Biodegradable Polymeric Materials with Improved Thermal Properties and Excellent UV-Blocking Performance

(2018) Xiao Zhang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Supramolecular Hydrogel Formation Based on Tannic Acid

(2017) Hailong Fan et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Biomimetic nanocoatings with exceptional mechanical, barrier, and flame-retardant properties from large-scale one-step coassembly

(2017) Fuchuan Ding et al.   Science Advances

Poly(vinyl alcohol)–Tannic Acid Hydrogels with Excellent Mechanical Properties and Shape Memory Behaviors

(2016) Ya-Nan Chen et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Synthetic nacre by predesigned matrix-directed mineralization

(2016) L.-B. Mao et al.   SCIENCE

Hierarchical Structures of Bone and Bioinspired Bone Tissue Engineering

(2016) Yan Liu et al.   Small

PVA/polyethyleneimine-functionalized graphene composites with optimized properties

(2016) Leishan Shao et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

Structural Design Elements in Biological Materials: Application to Bioinspiration

(2015) Steven E. Naleway et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Bioinspired strategy for tuning thermal stability of PVA via hydrogen-bond crosslink

(2015) Ping'an Song et al.   COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Bio-Inspired Hydrogen-Bond Cross-Link Strategy toward Strong and Tough Polymeric Materials

(2015) Pingan Song et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Improving the fracture toughness and the strength of epoxy using nanomaterials – a review of the current status

(2015) N. Domun et al.   Nanoscale

Nacre-mimetics with synthetic nanoclays up to ultrahigh aspect ratios

(2015) Paramita Das et al.   Nature Communications

Bioinspired Design and Assembly of Layered Double Hydroxide/Poly(vinyl alcohol) Film with High Mechanical Performance

(2014) Yingqi Shu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Poly(vinyl alcohol) Reinforced and Toughened with Poly(dopamine)-Treated Graphene Oxide, and Its Use for Humidity Sensing

(2014) Sang-Ha Hwang et al.   ACS Nano

Hydrogen-Bonding Assembly of Rigid-Rod Poly(p-sulfophenylene terephthalamide) and Flexible-Chain Poly(vinyl alcohol) for Transparent, Strong, and Tough Molecular Composites

(2014) Mao Peng et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Flexible and conductive MXene films and nanocomposites with high capacitance

(2014) Zheng Ling et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A fracture-resistant high-entropy alloy for cryogenic applications

(2014) B. Gludovatz et al.   SCIENCE

Fracture Mechanics of Collagen Fibrils: Influence of Natural Cross-Links

(2013) Rene B. Svensson et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Bioinspired Strategy to Reinforce PVA with Improved Toughness and Thermal Properties via Hydrogen-Bond Self-Assembly

(2013) Ping’an Song et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Unzipped Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Oxide/Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Hybrids for Polymer Reinforcement

(2012) Jinchen Fan et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Poly(vinyl alcohol) Nanocomposites Filled with Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Grafted Graphene Oxide

(2012) Henry Kuo Feng Cheng et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Bio-Inspired Nacre-like Composite Films Based on Graphene with Superior Mechanical, Electrical, and Biocompatible Properties

(2012) Yuan-Qing Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

The weak interfaces within tough natural composites: Experiments on three types of nacre

(2012) Ahmad Khayer Dastjerdi et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Biomimetic layer-by-layer assembly of artificial nacre

(2012) Alexander Finnemore et al.   Nature Communications

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

(2011) Tristan Giesa et al.   NANO LETTERS

The conflicts between strength and toughness

(2011) Robert O. Ritchie   NATURE MATERIALS

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

(2010) Sinan Keten et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Self-reinforced polymeric materials: A review

(2010) Ákos Kmetty et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Aminoclay: A Designer Filler for the Synthesis of Highly Ductile Polymer-Nanocomposite Film

(2009) G. Johnsy et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Molecular-Level Dispersion of Graphene into Poly(vinyl alcohol) and Effective Reinforcement of their Nanocomposites

(2009) Jiajie Liang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Development of ligament tissue biodegradable devices: A review

(2009) A.C. Vieira et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Tough, Bio-Inspired Hybrid Materials

(2008) E. Munch et al.   SCIENCE