Bio-inspired reinforcement of cyclosiloxane hybrid polymer via ‘molecular stitching’

• Main Authors: Song, Yujie, Chen, Xuelong, Liang, Yen Nan, Zhang, Liying, Liu, Ming, Hu, Xiao
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Bio-inspired; Simultaneous Reinforcement
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150419
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Cyclosiloxane hybrid polymer (CHP) was identified as a nacre-like structure, and was reinforced in a bio-inspired way through the incorporation of soft PDMS segment. Simultaneous improvement in both toughness and strength was observed, and the corresponding reinforcing mechanism was proposed to expl...