Toughening elastomers using mussel-inspired iron-catechol complexes

Characterizing Large Strain Elasticity of Brittle Elastomeric Networks by Embedding Them in a Soft Extensible Matrix

(2016) Etienne Ducrot et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Molecular weight dependency of polyrotaxane-cross-linked polymer gel extensibility

(2016) Kana Ohmori et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Enhancing Mechanical Performance of a Covalent Self-Healing Material by Sacrificial Noncovalent Bonds

(2015) James A. Neal et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Direct Comparisons of X-ray Scattering and Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulations for Precise Acid Copolymers and Ionomers

(2015) C. Francisco Buitrago 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

Control of hierarchical polymer mechanics with bioinspired metal-coordination dynamics

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

Toughened hydrogels inspired by aquatic caddisworm silk

(2015) Dwight D. Lane et al.   Soft Matter

Self-Healing Multiphase Polymers via Dynamic Metal–Ligand Interactions

(2014) Davoud Mozhdehi et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Toughening Elastomers with Sacrificial Bonds and Watching Them Break

(2014) E. Ducrot et al.   SCIENCE

pH-dependent cross-linking of catechols through oxidation via Fe3+ and potential implications for mussel adhesion

(2014) Dominic E. Fullenkamp et al.   RSC Advances

Physical hydrogels composed of polyampholytes demonstrate high toughness and viscoelasticity

(2013) Tao Lin Sun et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Versatile tuning of supramolecular hydrogels through metal complexation of oxidation-resistant catechol-inspired ligands

(2013) Matthew S. Menyo et al.   Soft Matter

Mechanics of metal-catecholate complexes: The roles of coordination state and metal types

(2013) Zhiping Xu   Scientific Reports

pH-Based Regulation of Hydrogel Mechanical Properties Through Mussel-Inspired Chemistry and Processing

(2012) Devin G. Barrett et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Highly stretchable and tough hydrogels

(2012) Jeong-Yun Sun et al.   NATURE

Optically healable supramolecular polymers

(2011) Mark Burnworth et al.   NATURE

pH-induced metal-ligand cross-links inspired by mussel yield self-healing polymer networks with near-covalent elastic moduli

(2011) N. Holten-Andersen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

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

Scatterless hybrid metal–single-crystal slit for small-angle X-ray scattering and high-resolution X-ray diffraction

(2008) Youli Li et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

Infrared spectroscopy: a tool for determination of the degree of conversion in dental composites

(2008) Luciene Gonçalves Palmeira Moraes et al.   Journal of Applied Oral Science

Review and critical analysis of the morphology of random ionomers across many length scales

(2008) Brian P. Grady   POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE