Superstretchable, yet stiff, fatigue-resistant ligament-like elastomers.
Li M, Chen L, Li Y, Dai X, Jin Z, Zhang Y, Feng W, Yan LT, Cao Y, Wang C.
Li M, et al. Among authors: li y.
Nat Commun. 2022 Apr 27;13(1):2279. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-30021-3.
Nat Commun. 2022.
PMID: 35477583
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The obtained elastomer can endure 30,000% stretch and exhibit a Young's modulus of 18 MPa and toughness of 228 MJ m(-3), outperforming all the reported synthetic elastomers. Furthermore, the fatigue threshold is as high as 2,682 J m(-2), the same order of magnitude …
The obtained elastomer can endure 30,000% stretch and exhibit a Young's modulus of 18 MPa and toughness of 228 MJ m(-3), outperformin …