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Fluorescent Protein Senses and Reports Mechanical Damage in Glass‐Fiber‐Reinforced Polymer Composites (Adv. Mater. 19/2013)
Author(s) -
Makyła Katarzyna,
Müller Christoph,
Lörcher Samuel,
Winkler Thomas,
Nussbaumer Martin G.,
Eder Michaela,
Bruns Nico
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201370127
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , fiber , fluorescence , glass fiber , polymer , optics , physics
A fluorescent protein is implemented by Nico Bruns and co‐workers on page 2701 as a force‐responsive molecular sensor at the fiber‐resin interface in glass‐fiber reinforced composites. Micrometer‐scale damage, such as fiber fractures and fiber matrix debonding, is reported by loss of yellow fluorescence in the damaged areas due to a force‐induced unfolding of the protein.