Bioinspired Networks
Enhancing both functionality and performance, synergy between disparate materials precisely localized in a hierarchical structure is ubiquitous in nature. This level of sophistication in materials provides unparalleled properties that could lead to advanced technologies in a variety of sectors, from medical and environmental to communication and transportation. However, scalable access to such structures remains elusive. This sub-group aims to create bioinspired hierarchical multi-material polymer networks with unique compositions and properties by developing and combining orthogonal chemical reactions. Research consists of reaction screening, morphological characterization, and thermomechanical testing of patterned multi-material structures.
Publications
Rylski, A. K.; Maraliga, T.; Wu, Y.; Recker, E. A.; Arrowood, A. J.; Sanoja, G. E.; Page, Z. A.* “Digital Light Processing 3D Printing of Soft Semicrystalline Acrylates with Localized Shape Memory and Stiffness Control.” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2023, 15, 34097-34107. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c07172
Allen, M. J.; Lien, H.-M.; Prine, N.; Burns, C.; Rylski, A.; Gu, X.; Cox, L.; Mangolini, F.; Freeman, B. D.; Page, Z. A.* “Multimorphic Materials: Spatially Tailoring Mechanical Properties via Selective Initiation of Interpenetrating Polymer Networks.” Adv. Mater., 2023, 35, 2210208. DOI: 10.1002/adma.202210208
Rylski, A. K.; Cater, H. L.†; Mason, K. S.†; Allen, M. J.†; Arrowood, A. J.; Freeman, B. D.; Sanoja, G. E.; Page, Z. A.* “Polymeric Multimaterials by Photochemical Patterning of Crystallinity.” Science, 2022, 378, 211-215. DOI: 10.1126/science.add6975
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