Strong and ductile platelet-reinforced polymer films inspired by nature: Microstructure and mechanical properties

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2741-2754

  Bonderer, Lorenz J ^a   Studart, André R ^a   Woltersdorf, Jörg ^b   Pippel, Eckhard ^b   Gauckler, Ludwig J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; BRITTLE FAILURES; BUILDING BLOCKES; DESIGNING PRINCIPLE; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HIGH STRENGTH; HIGH-TENSILE STRENGTH; LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLIES; MATRIX POLYMERS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL LOADING; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MULTI-LAYERED FILMS; OUT-OF-PLANE; POLYMER INTERFACES; POLYMERIC PHASE; PULL-OUT; REINFORCED COMPOSITES; REINFORCED POLYMERS; SUBMICROMETERS; TOUGHENING MECHANISMS; VOID FORMATION;

AMINES; ASPECT RATIO; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BLOOD SUBSTITUTES; BONE; CLAY MINERALS; DUCTILITY; HYBRID MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANISMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHASE INTERFACES; PHOTORESISTS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLATELETS; POLYIMIDES; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 70350176056     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2009.0340     Document Type: Article

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