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Mechanical Properties: Programing Performance of Silk Fibroin Materials by Controlled Nucleation (Adv. Funct. Mater. 48/2016)
Author(s) -
Chen Zhengwei,
Zhang Honghao,
Lin Zaifu,
Lin Youhui,
van Esch Jan H.,
Liu Xiang Yang
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201670320
Subject(s) - fibroin , materials science , silk , nucleation , mesoscopic physics , nanotechnology , colloid , composite material , polymer science , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , physics , engineering , chemistry , quantum mechanics
On page 8978, Y. H. Lin, Y. Y. Liu, and co‐workers demonstrate a precise control over the nucleation process of silk materials with the aid of mono‐disperse colloidal particles. Manipulation of the mesoscopic silk structure toward a desired macroscopic performance is achieved. Future research on soft materials and flexible devices will profit from this possibility to modulate silk fibroin gelation.