Restoring order

A balance between order and disorder provides living materials with just the right amount of disorder needed to sustain life. This feature is currently not found in synthetic materials. Now, a route to the production of composite membranes that are simultaneously stiff and reconfigurable upon contac...

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Published inNature chemistry Vol. 12; no. 5; pp. 428 - 429
Main Authors Jain, Ankit, Ulijn, Rein V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Nature Publishing Group 01.05.2020
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Summary:A balance between order and disorder provides living materials with just the right amount of disorder needed to sustain life. This feature is currently not found in synthetic materials. Now, a route to the production of composite membranes that are simultaneously stiff and reconfigurable upon contact has been developed.
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ISSN:1755-4330
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DOI:10.1038/s41557-020-0463-y