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Hierarchically structured bioinspired nanocomposites.

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Nepal, D; Kang, S; Adstedt, KM; Kanhaiya, K; Bockstaller, MR; Brinson, LC; Buehler, MJ; Coveney, PV; Dayal, K; El-Awady, JA; Henderson, LC ...
Published in: Nature materials
January 2023

Next-generation structural materials are expected to be lightweight, high-strength and tough composites with embedded functionalities to sense, adapt, self-repair, morph and restore. This Review highlights recent developments and concepts in bioinspired nanocomposites, emphasizing tailoring of the architecture, interphases and confinement to achieve dynamic and synergetic responses. We highlight cornerstone examples from natural materials with unique mechanical property combinations based on relatively simple building blocks produced in aqueous environments under ambient conditions. A particular focus is on structural hierarchies across multiple length scales to achieve multifunctionality and robustness. We further discuss recent advances, trends and emerging opportunities for combining biological and synthetic components, state-of-the-art characterization and modelling approaches to assess the physical principles underlying nature-inspired design and mechanical responses at multiple length scales. These multidisciplinary approaches promote the synergetic enhancement of individual materials properties and an improved predictive and prescriptive design of the next era of structural materials at multilength scales for a wide range of applications.

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Nature materials

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1476-4660

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1476-1122

Publication Date

January 2023

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22

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1

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18 / 35

Related Subject Headings

  • Water
  • Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
  • Nanocomposites
  • Biomimetic Materials
 

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Nepal, D., Kang, S., Adstedt, K. M., Kanhaiya, K., Bockstaller, M. R., Brinson, L. C., … Heinz, H. (2023). Hierarchically structured bioinspired nanocomposites. Nature Materials, 22(1), 18–35. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-022-01384-1
Nepal, Dhriti, Saewon Kang, Katarina M. Adstedt, Krishan Kanhaiya, Michael R. Bockstaller, L Catherine Brinson, Markus J. Buehler, et al. “Hierarchically structured bioinspired nanocomposites.Nature Materials 22, no. 1 (January 2023): 18–35. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-022-01384-1.
Nepal D, Kang S, Adstedt KM, Kanhaiya K, Bockstaller MR, Brinson LC, et al. Hierarchically structured bioinspired nanocomposites. Nature materials. 2023 Jan;22(1):18–35.
Nepal, Dhriti, et al. “Hierarchically structured bioinspired nanocomposites.Nature Materials, vol. 22, no. 1, Jan. 2023, pp. 18–35. Epmc, doi:10.1038/s41563-022-01384-1.
Nepal D, Kang S, Adstedt KM, Kanhaiya K, Bockstaller MR, Brinson LC, Buehler MJ, Coveney PV, Dayal K, El-Awady JA, Henderson LC, Kaplan DL, Keten S, Kotov NA, Schatz GC, Vignolini S, Vollrath F, Wang Y, Yakobson BI, Tsukruk VV, Heinz H. Hierarchically structured bioinspired nanocomposites. Nature materials. 2023 Jan;22(1):18–35.

Published In

Nature materials

DOI

EISSN

1476-4660

ISSN

1476-1122

Publication Date

January 2023

Volume

22

Issue

1

Start / End Page

18 / 35

Related Subject Headings

  • Water
  • Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
  • Nanocomposites
  • Biomimetic Materials