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Strong, Tough, Stretchable, and Self‐Adhesive Hydrogels from Intrinsically Unstructured Proteins
Author(s) -
Gonzalez Mark A.,
Simon Joseph R.,
Ghoorchian Ali,
Scholl Zachary,
Lin Shaoting,
Rubinstein Michael,
Marszalek Piotr,
Chilkoti Ashutosh,
López Gabriel P.,
Zhao Xuanhe
Publication year - 2017
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.201604743
Subject(s) - toughening , self healing hydrogels , materials science , nanotechnology , adhesive , elasticity (physics) , polymer science , computer science , composite material , toughness , polymer chemistry , layer (electronics)
Strong, tough, stretchable, and self‐adhesive hydrogels are designed with intrinsically unstructured proteins. The extraordinary mechanical properties exhibited by these materials are enabled by an integration of toughening mechanisms that maintain high elasticity and dissipate mechanical energy within the protein networks.