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ISCIENCE
Volume 24, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102789
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- Innovation and Technology Fund [9440248]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [11922215]
- Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Council [JCYJ20170413141208098, JCYJ20170818103206501]
- City University of Hong Kong [9667194, 9667164]
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The study fabricates 3D architected organohydrogels with specific energy absorption that can be readily tuned over an unprecedented range utilizing hydrogen bonding and metal coordination. These materials also possess anti-freezing and non-drying properties. Overall, this work demonstrates a new type of architected metamaterials with the ability to produce a large range of mechanical properties using only a single material system.
The properties of mechanical metamaterials such as strength and energy absorption are often locked'' upon being manufactured. While there have been attempts to achieve tunable mechanical properties, state-of-the-art approaches still cannot achieve high strength/energy absorption with versatile tunability simultaneously. Herein, we fabricate for the first time, 3D architected organohydrogels with specific energy absorption that is readily tunable in an unprecedented range up to 5 x 10(3) (from 0.0035 to 18.5 J g(-1)) by leveraging on the energy dissipation induced by the synergistic combination of hydrogen bonding and metal coordination. The 3D architected organohydrogels also possess anti-freezing and non-drying properties facilitated by the hydrogen bonding between ethylene glycol and water. In a broader perspective, this work demonstrates a new type of architected metamaterials with the ability to produce a large range of mechanical properties using only a single material system, pushing forward the applications of mechanical metamaterials to broader possibilities.
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