Engineering crack tortuosity in printed polymer–polymer composites through ordered pores

Authors: Luke F. Gockowski, Neil D. Dolinski, Roberto Chavez, Noy Cohen, Fabian Eisenreich, Stefan Hecht, Robert M. McMeeking, Craig J. Hawker, Megan T. Valentine

Published: 2020-04-22

DOI: 10.1039/d0mh00331j

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Abstract

A recently developed multimaterial printing approach, solution mask liquid lithography, is used to produce porous polymer–polymer composites inspired by hierarchical natural structures that exhibit significant crack deflection.