Bioinspired mechanical mineralization of organogels
Abstract Mineralization is a long-lasting method commonly used by biological materials to selectively strengthen in response to site specific mechanical stress. Achieving a similar form of toughening in synthetic polymer composites remains challenging. In previous work, we developed methods to promo...
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| author | Jorge Ayarza Jun Wang Hojin Kim Pin-Ruei Huang Britteny Cassaidy Gangbin Yan Chong Liu Heinrich M. Jaeger Stuart J. Rowan Aaron P. Esser-Kahn |
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| description | Abstract Mineralization is a long-lasting method commonly used by biological materials to selectively strengthen in response to site specific mechanical stress. Achieving a similar form of toughening in synthetic polymer composites remains challenging. In previous work, we developed methods to promote chemical reactions via the piezoelectrochemical effect with mechanical responses of inorganic, ZnO nanoparticles. Herein, we report a distinct example of a mechanically-mediated reaction in which the spherical ZnO nanoparticles react themselves leading to the formation of microrods composed of a Zn/S mineral inside an organogel. The microrods can be used to selectively create mineral deposits within the material resulting in the strengthening of the overall resulting composite. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d68a487c21b249b08f67f451d8667c262023-12-17T12:21:46ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-12-011411710.1038/s41467-023-43733-xBioinspired mechanical mineralization of organogelsJorge Ayarza0Jun Wang1Hojin Kim2Pin-Ruei Huang3Britteny Cassaidy4Gangbin Yan5Chong Liu6Heinrich M. Jaeger7Stuart J. Rowan8Aaron P. Esser-Kahn9Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of ChicagoPritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of ChicagoPritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of ChicagoPritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of ChicagoPritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of ChicagoPritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of ChicagoPritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of ChicagoJames Franck Institute, University of ChicagoPritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of ChicagoPritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of ChicagoAbstract Mineralization is a long-lasting method commonly used by biological materials to selectively strengthen in response to site specific mechanical stress. Achieving a similar form of toughening in synthetic polymer composites remains challenging. In previous work, we developed methods to promote chemical reactions via the piezoelectrochemical effect with mechanical responses of inorganic, ZnO nanoparticles. Herein, we report a distinct example of a mechanically-mediated reaction in which the spherical ZnO nanoparticles react themselves leading to the formation of microrods composed of a Zn/S mineral inside an organogel. The microrods can be used to selectively create mineral deposits within the material resulting in the strengthening of the overall resulting composite.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43733-x |
| spellingShingle | Jorge Ayarza Jun Wang Hojin Kim Pin-Ruei Huang Britteny Cassaidy Gangbin Yan Chong Liu Heinrich M. Jaeger Stuart J. Rowan Aaron P. Esser-Kahn Bioinspired mechanical mineralization of organogels Nature Communications |
| title | Bioinspired mechanical mineralization of organogels |
| title_full | Bioinspired mechanical mineralization of organogels |
| title_fullStr | Bioinspired mechanical mineralization of organogels |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bioinspired mechanical mineralization of organogels |
| title_short | Bioinspired mechanical mineralization of organogels |
| title_sort | bioinspired mechanical mineralization of organogels |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43733-x |
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