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Biomimetic Nanocomposites: Water‐Rich Biomimetic Composites with Abiotic Self‐Organizing Nanofiber Network (Adv. Mater. 1/2018)
Author(s) -
Xu Lizhi,
Zhao Xueli,
Xu Chuanlai,
Kotov Nicholas A.
Publication year - 2018
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.201870007
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , nanofiber , nanocomposite , vinyl alcohol , aramid , nanoscopic scale , nanotechnology , polymer , fiber
Water‐rich biomimetic composites from aramid nanofibers interlaced with poly(vinyl alcohol) are presented by Nicholas A. Kotov and co‐workers in article number 1703343 , which are visualized by electron microscopy. The hydrogen‐bonding interactions among the nanoscale building blocks enable stress‐induced reconfiguration of the network, as well as a set of surprising mechanical behaviors that are similar to or even superior than load‐bearing soft tissues, such as cartilage.