pH-induced metal-ligand cross-links inspired by mussel yield self-healing polymer networks with near-covalent elastic moduli

Holten‐Andersen, Niels; J. Harrington, Matthew; Birkedal, Henrik; P. Lee, Bruce; B. Messersmith, Phillip; Yee C. Lee, Ka; Herbert Waite, J.

doi:10.1073/pnas.1015862108

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pH-induced metal-ligand cross-links inspired by mussel yield self-healing polymer networks with near-covalent elastic moduli

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Jan 28, 2011

Authors:

Niels Holten‐Andersen

Matthew J. Harrington

Henrik Birkedal

Abstract

Growing evidence supports a critical role of metal-ligand coordination in many attributes of biological materials including adhesion, self-assembly, toughness, and hardness without mineralization [Rubin DJ, Miserez A, Waite JH (2010) Advances in Insect Physiology: Insect Integument and Color, eds Jé...

Subject

Covalent bond

Mussel

Polymer

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