Rigid biological systems are increasingly becoming a source of inspiration for the fabrication
of next generation advanced functional materials due to their diverse hierarchical structures …

Nacre-mimetics hold great promise as mechanical high-performance and functional
materials. Here we demonstrate large progress of mechanical and functional properties of …

Materials with dense architectures are composed of stiff and strong building blocks that are
arranged to interact through energy-dissipative interfaces. Examples of these materials …

We report a designed strategy for a synthesis of highly luminescent and photostable
composites by incorporating quantum dots (QDs) into layered double hydroxide (LDH) …

Natural structure‐forming processes found in biological systems are fantastic and perform at
ambient temperatures, in contrast with anthropogenic technologies that commonly require …

Nacre structure has aragonite polygonal tablets, tessellated to generate separate layers,
and exhibits adjacent layers and tablets within a layer bonded by a biopolymer. Here, we …

Artificial nacre-like composites based on well-aligned nanosheets and interlaminated
polymers combine various advantages such as toughness, stiffness and solvent/gas barrier …

Robust, functional, and flame retardant coatings are attractive in various fields such as
building construction, food packaging, electronics encapsulation, and so on. Here, strong …

Amorphous calcium carbonate/chitosan (ACC/CS) nanocomposite films containing Mg-ACC
(0–100 wt%) are prepared by simple natural evaporation-induced assembly. The influence …

Many natural materials are complex composites whose mechanical properties are often
outstanding considering the weak constituents from which they are assembled. Nacre, made …