Biomimetic design and assembly of organic–inorganic composite films with simultaneously enhanced strength and toughness
- 2 April 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Communications
- Vol. 47 (18) , 5274-5276
Abstract
Inorganic nanoplatelet reinforced polymer films were fabricated via alternate layer-by-layer assembly of layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanoplatelets with poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), which showed largely enhanced strength and good ductility simultaneously.Keywords
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