Biomimetic design and assembly of organic-inorganic composite films with simultaneously enhanced strength and toughness
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Published on: June 17, 2014
Jingbin Han1, Yibo Dou, Dongpeng Yan
1State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, PR China.
Abstract:
Inorganic nanoplatelet reinforced polymer films were fabricated via alternate layer-by-layer assembly of layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanoplatelets with poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), which showed largely enhanced strength and good ductility simultaneously.

