Squid-Inspired Anti-Salt Skin-Like Elastomers With Superhigh Damage Resistance for Aquatic Soft Robots

Squid-Inspired Anti-Salt Skin-Like Elastomers With Superhigh Damage Resistance for Aquatic Soft Robots

© 2024 Wiley‐VCH GmbH.

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Veröffentlicht in:Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). - 1998. - 36(2024), 44 vom: 12. Nov., Seite e2406480
1. Verfasser: Chu, Chengzhen (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Sun, Wei, Chen, Shuo, Jia, Yujie, Ni, Yufeng, Wang, Shaofan, Han, Yufei, Zuo, Han, Chen, Huifang, You, Zhengwei, Zhu, Meifang
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Schlagworte:Journal Article anti‐seawater bioinspired materials cation‐π interaction crack tolerance Elastomers
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:© 2024 Wiley‐VCH GmbH.
Cephalopod skins evolve multiple functions in response to environmental adaptation, encompassing nonlinear mechanoreponse, damage tolerance property, and resistance to seawater. Despite tremendous progress in skin-mimicking materials, the integration of these desirable properties into a single material system remains an ongoing challenge. Here, drawing inspiration from the structure of reflectin proteins in cephalopod skins, a long-term anti-salt elastomer with skin-like nonlinear mechanical properties and extraordinary damage resistance properties is presented. Cation-π interaction is incorporated to induce the geometrically confined nanophases of hydrogen bond domains, resulting in elastomers with exceptional true tensile strength (456.5 ± 68.9 MPa) and unprecedently high fracture energy (103.7 ± 45.7 kJ m-2). Furthermore, the cation-π interaction effectively protects the hydrogen bond domains from corrosion by high-concentration saline solution. The utilization of the resultant skin-like elastomer has been demonstrated by aquatic soft robotics capable of grasping sharp objects. The combined advantages render the present elastomer highly promising for salt enviroment applications, particularly in addressing the challenges posed by sweat, in vivo, and harsh oceanic environments
Beschreibung:Date Completed 01.11.2024
Date Revised 01.11.2024
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.202406480