酶性矿化产生具有可调节机制的超刚性和坚固的水凝
Nicolas Rauner1, Monika Meuris1, Mirjana Zoric1
1Technische Universität Dortmund, Emil-Figge-Strasse 66, 44227 Dortmund, Germany.
Nature
|February 28, 2017
概括
研究人员开发了模仿自然组织的新水凝. 这些先进的材料表现出优越的刚性和性, 超过软骨和皮肤, 使用无形酸纳米结构.
科学领域:
- 材料科学
- 生物材料工程
- 聚合物化学
背景情况:
- 像软骨和皮肤这样的自然组织由于其高含水量和复杂结构而具有显著的刚性和性.
- 现有的合成水凝难以与自然组织的机械性能相匹配,
- 之前使用碳酸结晶的尝试导致材料易碎.
研究的目的:
- 设计与自然生物组织相匹敌或超越的合成水凝.
- 为了克服当前合成水凝的刚性限制.
- 开发一种新的方法来制造机械强和多用途的水凝.
主要方法:
- 在聚合物水凝中诱导无形酸纳米结构的形成.
- 矿物质纳米结构在整个水凝矩阵中的均分布.
- 包括弹性模量和断裂能量的机械性质的表征.
主要成果:
- 破裂能量高达1300 J/m2,超过大多数水膨胀合成材料.
- 模块化的硬度高达440MPa,超过软骨和皮肤.
- 开发了光学透明和可伸缩的复合材料,即使有隙.
- 证明透控制了机械性能,尤其是刚性.
结论:
- 具有无形酸纳米结构的均矿化水凝提供了卓越的机械性能.
- 这些新型水凝是天然组织和先进合成材料的有希望的替代品.
- 这些发现为设计高性能生物材料开辟了新的途径.
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