The field of polymer science has seen a transformative evolution with the development of self-healing biodegradable materials ...

Biomedical engineers have demonstrated that a class of interwoven composite materials called semi-interpenetrating polymer networks (sIPNs) can be produced by living cells. The approach could make ...

Polymer matrix composites (PMCs) are made by reinforcing a polymer-based matrix with glass, carbon, or aramid fibers. PMCs are classified into thermosetting and thermoplastic resins based on the type ...

Polymer solutions and hydrogels have emerged as pivotal materials in biomedical engineering due to their adaptable chemical structures, biocompatibility and the capacity to mimic the natural ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2020 -- Spun by spiders and silkworms, silk has mystified human engineers who have yet to figure out how to artificially recreate this tough, fine fiber. But by combining silk, ...

Composites are materials composed of at least two distinct phases (for example carbon fibers in a polymer matrix) in a defined geometric relationship, which are constructed in such a manner that the ...

Polymers are composed of very large molecules formed by a combination of different monomers (smaller and simpler molecules), which can be natural or synthetic. Polymers are the basis of many ...

Spun by spiders and silkworms, silk has mystified human engineers who have yet to figure out how to artificially recreate it. But by combining silk with synthetic compounds, researchers are getting ...

While other researchers have already developed composite materials with silk, they have typically just worked with its primary protein or short fibres. Guan, however, has focused on silk fabric woven ...