The role of water on the structure and mechanical properties of a thermoplastic natural block co-polymer from squid sucker ring teeth

• Main Authors: Rieu, Clément, Bertinetti, Luca, Schuetz, Roman, Salinas-Zavala, Cesar CA, Weaver, James C, Fratzl, Peter, Miserez, Ali, Masic, Admir
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: SRT; Squid protein
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86273; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/43976
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Hard biological polymers exhibiting a truly thermoplastic behavior that can maintain their structural properties after processing are extremely rare and highly desirable for use in advanced technological applications such as 3D-printing, biodegradable plastics and robust composites. One exception ar...