Nacre-mimetic composite with intrinsic self-healing and shape-programming capability

Gaolai Du; Anran Mao; Jinhong Yu; Jingjing Hou; Nifang Zhao; Jingkai Han; Qian Zhao; Weiwei Gao; Tao Xie; Hao Bai

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-08643-x

Nature Communications (Feb 2019)

Nacre-mimetic composite with intrinsic self-healing and shape-programming capability

Gaolai Du,
Anran Mao,
Jinhong Yu,
Jingjing Hou,
Nifang Zhao,
Jingkai Han,
Qian Zhao,
Weiwei Gao,
Tao Xie,
Hao Bai

Affiliations

Gaolai Du: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Anran Mao: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Jinhong Yu: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Jingjing Hou: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Nifang Zhao: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Jingkai Han: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Qian Zhao: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Weiwei Gao: Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University
Tao Xie: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
Hao Bai: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08643-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Incorporation of self-healing and shape programming capabilities into rigid, structural composite is highly desirable yet challenging. Here, the authors report a nacre-mimetic composite obtained by infiltrating a switchable Diels-Alder network polymer into a scaffold of alumina capable of self-healing internal damage.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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