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Energy-Dissipative Matrices Enable Synergistic Toughening in Fiber Reinforced Soft Composites
Title: | Energy-Dissipative Matrices Enable Synergistic Toughening in Fiber Reinforced Soft Composites |
Authors: | Huang, Yiwan Browse this author | King, Daniel R. Browse this author | Sun, Tao Lin Browse this author | Nonoyama, Takayuki Browse this author | Kurokawa, Takayuki Browse this author | Nakajima, Tasuku Browse this author | Gong, Jian Ping Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
Keywords: | energy-dissipative matrices | fiber reinforced hydrogels | soft composites | synergistic toughening |
Issue Date: | 3-Mar-2017 |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Journal Title: | Advanced Functional Materials |
Volume: | 27 |
Issue: | 9 |
Start Page: | 1605350 |
Publisher DOI: | 10.1002/adfm.201605350 |
Abstract: | Tough hydrogels have shown strong potential as structural biomaterials. These hydrogels alone, however, possess limited mechanical properties (such as low modulus) when compared to some load-bearing tissues, e.g., ligaments and tendons. Developing both strong and tough soft materials is still a challenge. To overcome this obstacle, a new material design strategy has been recently introduced by combining tough hydrogels with woven fiber fabric to create fiber reinforced soft composites (FRSCs). The new FRSCs exhibit extremely high toughness and tensile properties, far superior to those of the neat components, indicating a synergistic effect. Here, focus is on understanding the role of energy dissipation of the soft matrix in the synergistic toughening of FRSCs. By selecting a range of soft matrix materials, from tough hydrogels to weak hydrogels and even a commercially available elastomer, the toughness of the matrix is determined to play a critical role in achieving extremely tough FRSCs. This work provides a good guide toward the universal design of soft composites with extraordinary fracture resistance capacity. |
Type: | article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/65142 |
Appears in Collections: | 生命科学院・先端生命科学研究院 (Graduate School of Life Science / Faculty of Advanced Life Science) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 龔 剣萍 (Gong Jian Ping)
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