Hyperexpandable, self-healing macromolecular crystals with integrated polymer networks

Hyperexpandable, self-healing macromolecular crystals with integrated polymer networks

Hyperexpandable, self-healing macromolecular crystals with integrated polymer networks, Published online: 02 May 2018; doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0057-7

The integration of macromolecular ferritin protein crystals with hydrogel polymers gives a composite material that expands isotropically and reversibly to twice its size while maintaining periodicity, resists fragmentation and self-heals efficiently.

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