Muzhi Li1, Xiuya Wang1, Ru Zhao2, Yuanyuan Miao1, Zhenbo Liu3. 1. Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, P. R. China. 2. Key Laboratory of Forest Plant Ecology, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, P. R. China. 3. Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, P. R. China. liu.zhenbo@foxmail.com.
Abstract
In the long history of development and elimination, the creatures have derived a variety of exquisite structures and unique properties, typically natural nacre, marine mussel and Glycera to adapt to the environment and resist the predation of the enemy. Hence, inspired by the combination of special structures and properties of multiple creatures, a novel type of graphene-based micro/nano architecture was proposed, and the related bioinspired nanocomposites were fabricated, Polydopamine coated Graphene oxide/Nanocellulose/Polydopamine (P-GCP). Apart from replicating the layered structure of natural nacre, P-GCP also introduced copper ions and polydopamine to simulate the hardening mechanism of the Glycera's jaw and the composition of adhesive proteins in mussels to further improve the tensile strength and conductivity of nanocomposites, respectively. The test results showed that the tensile strength of P-GCP reached 712.9 MPa, which was 5.3 times that of natural nacre. The conductivity of artificial nacre was as high as 207.6 S/cm, which was equivalent to that of reduced graphene oxide (rGO). Furthermore, the material exhibited outstanding electrical conductivity when it connected as wires in a circuit, demonstrating the practical application prospects in aerospace, supercapacitors, biomaterials, artificial bones and tissue engineering.
In the long history of development and elimination, the creatures have derived a variety of exquisite structures and unique properties, typically natural pan class="Chemical">nacre, marine mussel and n>an class="Chemical">Glycera to adapt to the environment and resist the predation of the enemy. Hence, inspired by the combination of special structures and properties of multiple creatures, a novel type of graphene-based micro/nano architecture was proposed, and the related bioinspired nanocomposites were fabricated, Polydopamine coated Graphene oxide/Nanocellulose/Polydopamine (P-GCP). Apart from replicating the layered structure of natural nacre, P-GCP also introduced copper ions and polydopamine to simulate the hardening mechanism of the Glycera's jaw and the composition of adhesive proteins in mussels to further improve the tensile strength and conductivity of nanocomposites, respectively. The test results showed that the tensile strength of P-GCP reached 712.9 MPa, which was 5.3 times that of natural nacre. The conductivity of artificial nacre was as high as 207.6 S/cm, which was equivalent to that of reduced graphene oxide (rGO). Furthermore, the material exhibited outstanding electrical conductivity when it connected as wires in a circuit, demonstrating the practical application prospects in aerospace, supercapacitors, biomaterials, artificial bones and tissue engineering.
Authors: Dmitriy A Dikin; Sasha Stankovich; Eric J Zimney; Richard D Piner; Geoffrey H B Dommett; Guennadi Evmenenko; SonBinh T Nguyen; Rodney S Ruoff Journal: Nature Date: 2007-07-26 Impact factor: 49.962