Significant Performance Enhancement of Polymer Resins by Bioinspired Dynamic Bonding
Seo S, Lee DW, Ahn JS, Cunha K, Filippidi E, Ju SW, Shin E, Kim B, Levine ZA, Lins RD, Israelachvili JN, Waite JH, Valentine MT, Shea JE, Ahn BK. Significant Performance Enhancement of Polymer Resins by Bioinspired Dynamic Bonding. Advanced Materials 2017, 29 PMID: 28833661, PMCID: PMC5640498, DOI: 10.1002/adma.201703026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMineral surfacesMussel foot proteinsMolecular dynamics simulationsMetal coordinationPolymer networksPolymeric interfacesPriming layerLoad-bearing materialsCatechol groupsDynamic bondingPolymer resinDynamics simulationsFoot proteinsHydrophobic bondsToughness enhancementAdhesion strengthAdhesive primerBondingSignificant performance enhancementSecondary surfacePerformance enhancementOrders of magnitudeSurfaceResinBonds