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Smart Nacre‐inspired Nanocomposites
Author(s) -
Peng Jingsong,
Cheng Qunfeng
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201701390
Subject(s) - nanocomposite , materials science , smart material , nanotechnology , fabrication , composite material , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Nacre‐inspired nanocomposites with excellent mechanical properties have achieved remarkable attention in the past decades. The high performance of nacre‐inspired nanocomposites is a good basis for the further application of smart devices. Recently, some smart nanocomposites inspired by nacre have demonstrated good mechanical properties as well as effective and stable stimuli‐responsive functions. In this Concept, we summarize the recent development of smart nacre‐inspired nanocomposites, including 1D fibers, 2D films and 3D bulk nanocomposites, in response to temperature, moisture, light, strain, and so on. We show that diverse smart nanocomposites could be designed by combining various conventional fabrication methods of nacre‐inspired nanocomposites with responsive building blocks and interface interactions. The nacre‐inspired strategy is versatile for different kinds of smart nanocomposites in extensive applications, such as strain sensors, displays, artificial muscles, robotics, and so on, and may act as an effective roadmap for designing smart nanocomposites in the future.