Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 12, Issue 47, Pages 53297-53309Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c15313
Keywords
cement; polymer; biomimetic composite; structure design; hierarchical toughening
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51890904, 52022022, 51978339, 51908119]
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Because of the inherent quasibrittleness and heterogeneity, matrix-directed toughening of concrete and cement composites remains to be a huge challenge. Herein, inspired by nacre materials, a novel biomimetic bulk cement composite is fabricated via a facile and efficient process based on compacting prefabricated multisized cement-polymer hybrid prills. This method combines with the three-dimensional brick-bridge-mortar structure design and synchronously the intrinsic and extrinsic toughening strategies. Such an approach shows the remarkable maximum toughness enhancement of 27-fold with 71% increase in flexural strength via cooperation with only 4 wt % organic matter. More attractively, it alters the traditional brittle fracture of cement composites to a distinct ductile fracture. In addition, such a biomimetic composite demonstrates the long-term ever-increasing strength and toughness, performing the excellent ductile-fracture retention ability. The hierarchical toughening mechanisms are further revealed with the synergy of microscopic characterizations and simulation methods. This strategy provides a new route for the development of high toughness biomimetic cement-based materials for potential applications in civil engineering domain.
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