Probing and manipulating noncovalent interactions in functional polymeric systems

J Chen, Q Peng, X Peng, H Zhang, H Zeng - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Noncovalent interactions, which usually feature tunable strength, reversibility, and
environmental adaptability, have been recognized as driving forces in a variety of biological …

Calcium carbonate: controlled synthesis, surface functionalization, and nanostructured materials

YQ Niu, JH Liu, C Aymonier, S Fermani… - Chemical society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is an important inorganic mineral in biological and geological
systems. Traditionally, it is widely used in plastics, papermaking, ink, building materials …

Dynamic nanoconfinement enabled highly stretchable and supratough polymeric materials with desirable healability and biocompatibility

L Liu, M Zhu, X Xu, X Li, Z Ma, Z Jiang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Lightweight polymeric materials are highly attractive platforms for many potential industrial
applications in aerospace, soft robots, and biological engineering fields. For these real …

A bioinspired mineral hydrogel as a self‐healable, mechanically adaptable ionic skin for highly sensitive pressure sensing

Z Lei, Q Wang, S Sun, W Zhu, P Wu - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In the past two decades, artificial skin‐like materials have received increasing research
interests for their broad applications in artificial intelligence, wearable devices, and soft …

Functional supramolecular systems: Design and applications

IS Antipin, MV Alfimov, VV Arslanov… - Russian Chemical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The interest in functional supramolecular systems for the design of innovative materials and
technologies, able to fundamentally change the world, is growing at a high pace. The huge …

Synthetic nacre by predesigned matrix-directed mineralization

LB Mao, HL Gao, HB Yao, L Liu, H Cölfen, G Liu… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Although biomimetic designs are expected to play a key role in exploring future structural
materials, facile fabrication of bulk biomimetic materials under ambient conditions remains a …

Advanced materials through assembly of nanocelluloses

E Kontturi, P Laaksonen, MB Linder… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
There is an emerging quest for lightweight materials with excellent mechanical properties
and economic production, while still being sustainable and functionalizable. They could form …

Nacre‐Inspired Nanocomposite Films with Enhanced Mechanical and Barrier Properties by Self‐Assembly of Poly (Lactic Acid) Coated Mica Nanosheets

ZM Han, DH Li, HB Yang, YX Zhao… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Developing biodegradable materials such as poly (lactic acid)(PLA) is a promising strategy
to reduce the reliance on non‐degradable plastics and the accumulation of those wastes …

Mass production of bulk artificial nacre with excellent mechanical properties

HL Gao, SM Chen, LB Mao, ZQ Song, HB Yao… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Various methods have been exploited to replicate nacre features into artificial structural
materials with impressive structural and mechanical similarity. However, it is still very …

Electrically assisted 3D printing of nacre-inspired structures with self-sensing capability

Y Yang, X Li, M Chu, H Sun, J Jin, K Yu, Q Wang… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Lightweight and strong structural materials attract much attention due to their strategic
applications in sports, transportation, aerospace, and biomedical industries. Nacre exhibits …