Growing Living Composites with Ordered Microstructures and Exceptional Mechanical Properties

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Veröffentlicht in:Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). - 1998. - 33(2021), 13 vom: 18. Apr., Seite e2006946
1. Verfasser: Xin, An (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Su, Yipin, Feng, Shengwei, Yan, Minliang, Yu, Kunhao, Feng, Zhangzhengrong, Hoon Lee, Kyung, Sun, Lizhi, Wang, Qiming
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2021
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Schlagworte:Journal Article Bouligand structures living materials mineral growth structural composites
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:© 2021 Wiley-VCH GmbH.
Living creatures are continuous sources of inspiration for designing synthetic materials. However, living creatures are typically different from synthetic materials because the former consist of living cells to support their growth and regeneration. Although natural systems can grow materials with sophisticated microstructures, how to harness living cells to grow materials with predesigned microstructures in engineering systems remains largely elusive. Here, an attempt to exploit living bacteria and 3D-printed materials to grow bionic mineralized composites with ordered microstructures is reported. The bionic composites exhibit outstanding specific strength and fracture toughness, which are comparable to natural composites, and exceptional energy absorption capability superior to both natural and artificial counterparts. This report opens the door for 3D-architectured hybrid synthetic-living materials with living ordered microstructures and exceptional properties
Beschreibung:Date Completed 24.07.2024
Date Revised 24.07.2024
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.202006946