Synthetic polymer/single-crystal composite

Yujing Liu, Liao Chen, Wei Liu, Tao Ye, Hongzheng Chen, Hanying Li

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Abstract

Biogenic single-crystals have been found to incorporate biomacromolecules and become biomacromolecule/single-crystal composites. The complex composite structures and properties of these biogenic crystalline materials have spurred investigations to reproduce their synthetic analogs, polymer/single-crystal composites. Here, we review recent progress of the synthetic polymer/single-crystal composites, where the polymers are distributed inside the crystals in their aggregate states (micelles, particles, gel networks, and 3D structured forms). The mechanisms of the polymer incorporation are also discussed. Furthermore, the effects of the polymer incorporation on the properties of the crystal host are described.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1189-1194
Number of pages6
JournalPolymers for Advanced Technologies
Volume25
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bio-inspired
  • Biomineralization
  • Composites
  • Crystals

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