Jan 20, 2015 · Here we demonstrate large progress of mechanical and functional properties of self-assembled polymer/nanoclay nacre-mimetics by using synthetic nanoclays with aspect ratios covering three...

Apr 2, 2018 · In this review, we primarily introduce the recent studies on the synthesis of nacre-inspired composites with exceptional mechanical properties, including 1D fibers, 2D films, and 3D bulk...

Aug 18, 2017 · Here, the authors exploit the bottom-up assembly of 2D nacre-mimetic films to fabricate 3D bulk artificial nacre with an optimized architecture and excellent mechanical properties.

Aug 18, 2016 · Here, we describe a mesoscale “assembly-and-mineralization” approach inspired by the natural process in mollusks to fabricate bulk synthetic nacre that highly resembles both the chemical composition and the hierarchical structure of natural nacre.

Oct 18, 2021 · A pearl’s distinguished beauty and toughness are attributable to the periodic stacking of aragonite tablets known as nacre. Nacre has naturally occurring mesoscale periodicity that remarkably arises in the absence of discrete translational symmetry.

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was necessary for the observation of nacre tablets, which are only a few μm in circumference and around 500 nm thick. Our observations of the growing surface...

Oct 31, 2024 · Robust, ultra-flexible, and multifunctional MXene-based electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding nanocomposite films exhibit enormous potential for applications in artificial intelligence, wireless telecommunication, and portable/wearable electronic equipment.

Mar 17, 2025 · Nacre-inspired films were produced by using evaporation-induced self-assembly. This process employed Al 2 O 3 MPs, ... (SEM) image of the layered nanocomposite film. The upper-left insert shows a photograph of the nanocomposite films. (c) Photograph of the NAC. (d) SEM elemental maps of the NAC. Open in new tab Download slide.

By means of consecutive alkaline and proteolytic treatments of the organic framework’s interlamellar layers extracted from the nacre of H. rufescens, we have exposed a core of aligned parallel...

Aug 15, 2022 · Herein, we report a facile, universal, and scalable strategy to produce bulk materials with nacre-mimetic architecture and performance. This was realized by the ordered nucleation of ice crystals on a nanogrooved surface.