Mimicking biological stress–strain behaviour with synthetic elastomers

Mohammad Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, William F. M. Daniel, Matthew H. Everhart, Ashish A. Pandya, Heyi Liang, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Andrey V. Dobrynin () and Sergei S. Sheiko ()
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Mohammad Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
William F. M. Daniel: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Matthew H. Everhart: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ashish A. Pandya: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Heyi Liang: University of Akron
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski: Carnegie Mellon University
Andrey V. Dobrynin: University of Akron
Sergei S. Sheiko: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Nature, 2017, vol. 549, issue 7673, 497-501

Abstract: A polymer code based on a triplet of parameters—network strand length, side-chain length and grafting density—enables materials to be designed with specific combinations of mechanical properties to mimic biological materials.

Date: 2017
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