Squid beak inspired water processable chitosan composites with tunable mechanical properties

From Soft Self-Healing Gels to Stiff Films in Suckerin-Based Materials Through Modulation of Crosslink Density andβ-Sheet Content

(2015) Dawei Ding et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Infiltration of chitin by protein coacervates defines the squid beak mechanical gradient

(2015) YerPeng Tan et al.   Nature Chemical Biology

The role of quasi-plasticity in the extreme contact damage tolerance of the stomatopod dactyl club

(2015) Shahrouz Amini et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Robust, self-healing hydrogels synthesised from catechol rich polymers

(2015) Prabhu S. Yavvari et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Bio-Inspired, Water-Soluble to Insoluble Self-Conversion for Flexible, Biocompatible, Transparent, Catecholamine Polysaccharide Thin Films

(2014) Ji Hyun Ryu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

UV-Triggered Dopamine Polymerization: Control of Polymerization, Surface Coating, and Photopatterning

(2014) Xin Du et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Polydopamine and Its Derivative Materials: Synthesis and Promising Applications in Energy, Environmental, and Biomedical Fields

(2014) Yanlan Liu et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

A Biomimetic Composite from Solution Self-Assembly of Chitin Nanofibers in a Silk Fibroin Matrix

(2013) Jungho Jin et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A biomimetic chitosan composite with improved mechanical properties in wet conditions

(2013) Dongyeop X. Oh et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS

Bioinspired Water-Enhanced Mechanical Gradient Nanocomposite Films That Mimic the Architecture and Properties of the Squid Beak

(2013) Justin D. Fox et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Chitin Microneedles for an Easy-to-Use Tuberculosis Skin Test

(2013) Jungho Jin et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Chitin nanofiber micropatterned flexible substrates for tissue engineering

(2013) Pegah Hassanzadeh et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Mechanical properties of self-assembled chitin nanofiber networks

(2013) Pegah Hassanzadeh et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Building-Block Diversity in Polydopamine Underpins a Multifunctional Eumelanin-Type Platform Tunable Through a Quinone Control Point

(2012) Nicola F. Della Vecchia et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Non-Covalent Self-Assembly and Covalent Polymerization Co-Contribute to Polydopamine Formation

(2012) Seonki Hong et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Locusts use a composite of resilin and hard cuticle as an energy store for jumping and kicking

(2012) M. Burrows et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Solid-State Spectroscopic Characterization of α-Chitins Deacetylated in Homogeneous Solutions

(2012) Kai Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Elucidating the Structure of Poly(dopamine)

(2012) Daniel R. Dreyer et al.   LANGMUIR

The Stomatopod Dactyl Club: A Formidable Damage-Tolerant Biological Hammer

(2012) J. C. Weaver et al.   SCIENCE

Hierarchical structure and mechanical properties of nacre: a review

(2012) Jiyu Sun et al.   RSC Advances

Unexpected Strength and Toughness in Chitosan-Fibroin Laminates Inspired by Insect Cuticle

(2011) Javier G. Fernandez et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Dopamine−Melanin Film Deposition Depends on the Used Oxidant and Buffer Solution

(2011) Falk Bernsmann et al.   LANGMUIR

Polydopamine—a nature-inspired polymer coating for biomedical science

(2011) Martin E. Lynge et al.   Nanoscale

Biomimetic fabrication of information-rich phenolic-chitosan films

(2011) Kelsey M. Gray et al.   Soft Matter

A facile bottom-up route to self-assembled biogenic chitin nanofibers

(2010) Chao Zhong et al.   Soft Matter

Influence of Structural Principles on the Mechanics of a Biological Fiber-Based Composite Material with Hierarchical Organization: The Exoskeleton of the LobsterHomarus americanus

(2009) Helge-Otto Fabritius et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Insect cuticular sclerotization: A review

(2009) Svend Olav Andersen   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Chitin and chitosan polymers: Chemistry, solubility and fiber formation

(2009) C.K.S. Pillai et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Chain stiffness and extension of chitosans and periodate oxidised chitosans studied by size-exclusion chromatography combined with light scattering and viscosity detectors

(2008) Bjørn E. Christensen et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

The Transition from Stiff to Compliant Materials in Squid Beaks

(2008) A. Miserez et al.   SCIENCE