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

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-heali...

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Main Authors: Gaolai Du, Anran Mao, Jinhong Yu, Jingjing Hou, Nifang Zhao, Jingkai Han, Qian Zhao, Weiwei Gao, Tao Xie, Hao Bai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08643-x