Nature-inspired patterns boost polymer toughness (VIDEO)

Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

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With a new spin on a reaction called frontal polymerization, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology can create materials that mimic the patterned structure that makes natural organisms resilient.

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Paul, J.E., Gao, Y., Go, Y.K. et al. Controlled patterning of crystalline domains by frontal polymerization. Nature (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07951-7

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