In situ mechanical reinforcement of polymer hydrogels via metal-coordinated crosslink mineralization

© 2021, The Author(s). Biological organic-inorganic materials remain a popular source of inspiration for bioinspired materials design and engineering. Inspired by the self-assembling metal-reinforced mussel holdfast threads, we tested if metal-coordinate polymer networks can be utilized as simple co...

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Main Authors: Kim, Sungjin (Author), Regitsky, Abigail U. (Author), Song, Jake (Author), Ilavsky, Jan (Author), McKinley, Gareth H. (Author), Holten-Andersen, Niels (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022-04-04T19:52:39Z.
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