Bioinspired polymeric woods

Naturally-derived biopolymer nanocomposites: Interfacial design, properties and emerging applications

(2018) Rui Xiong et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS

Scalable and Sustainable Approach toward Highly Compressible, Anisotropic, Lamellar Carbon Sponge

(2018) Chaoji Chen et al.   Chem

Anisotropic, lightweight, strong, and super thermally insulating nanowood with naturally aligned nanocellulose

(2018) Tian Li et al.   Science Advances

Processing bulk natural wood into a high-performance structural material

(2018) Jianwei Song et al.   NATURE

Lessons from tooth enamel

(2017) Horacio D. Espinosa et al.   NATURE

Abiotic tooth enamel

(2017) Bongjun Yeom et al.   NATURE

Cellulose Nanofiber as a Distinct Structure-Directing Agent for Xylem-like Microhoneycomb Monoliths by Unidirectional Freeze-Drying

(2016) Zheng-Ze Pan et al.   ACS Nano

Light and Strong SiC Networks

(2016) Claudio Ferraro et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

3D Printing of Emulsions and Foams into Hierarchical Porous Ceramics

(2016) Clara Minas et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Fabrication of highly porous honeycomb-shaped mullite–zirconia insulators by gelation freezing

(2016) Manabu Fukushima et al.   ADVANCED POWDER TECHNOLOGY

Structure and mechanics of interfaces in biological materials

(2016) Francois Barthelat et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Multiscale Assembly of Superinsulating Silica Aerogels Within Silylated Nanocellulosic Scaffolds: Improved Mechanical Properties Promoted by Nanoscale Chemical Compatibilization

(2015) Shanyu Zhao et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Strong, Thermally Superinsulating Biopolymer-Silica Aerogel Hybrids by Cogelation of Silicic Acid with Pectin

(2015) Shanyu Zhao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Synthesis and mechanical characterization of mechanically strong, polyurea-crosslinked, ordered mesoporous silica aerogels

(2015) Gitogo Churu et al.   JOURNAL OF SOL-GEL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Polyurethane aerogels synthesis for thermal insulation – textural, thermal and mechanical properties

(2015) Noémie Diascorn et al.   JOURNAL OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS

3D-Printing of Lightweight Cellular Composites

(2014) Brett G. Compton et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Aerogels with 3D Ordered Nanofiber Skeletons of Liquid-Crystalline Nanocellulose Derivatives as Tough and Transparent Insulators

(2014) Yuri Kobayashi et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

General and Straightforward Synthetic Route to Phenolic Resin Gels Templated by Chitosan Networks

(2014) Zhi-Long Yu et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Bioinspired structural materials

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

Thermally insulating and fire-retardant lightweight anisotropic foams based on nanocellulose and graphene oxide

(2014) Bernd Wicklein et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Ultralight, ultrastiff mechanical metamaterials

(2014) X. Zheng et al.   SCIENCE

Fractal Multiscale Nanoporous Polyurethanes: Flexible to Extremely Rigid Aerogels from Multifunctional Small Molecules

(2013) Chakkaravarthy Chidambareswarapattar et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Preparation of macroporous carbon foams using a polyurethane foam template replica method without curing step

(2013) Gimin Nam et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RESEARCH

Mechanical properties of monolithic silica aerogels made from polyethoxydisiloxanes

(2013) Joanna C.H. Wong et al.   MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS

Aerogel-based thermal superinsulation: an overview

(2012) Matthias Koebel et al.   JOURNAL OF SOL-GEL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Mechanical adaptation of biological materials — The examples of bone and wood

(2010) Richard Weinkamer et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Freeze-Casting of Porous Biomaterials: Structure, Properties and Opportunities

(2010) Sylvain Deville   Materials

Biological and Biomimetic Materials

(2009) Joanna Aizenberg et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Biomaterial systems for mechanosensing and actuation

(2009) Peter Fratzl et al.   NATURE

Ice-Templated Materials: Sophisticated Structures Exhibiting Enhanced Functionalities Obtained after Unidirectional Freezing and Ice-Segregation-Induced Self-Assembly†

(2008) María C. Gutiérrez et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Tough, Bio-Inspired Hybrid Materials

(2008) E. Munch et al.   SCIENCE

Numerical modelling of honeycomb core crush behaviour

(2007) Levent Aktay et al.   ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS

Effective thermal conductivity of moistened insulation materials as a function of temperature

(2007) F. Ochs et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Biological materials: Structure and mechanical properties

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