Nacreous Glass Composites with Superior Performance Engineered through Mechanical Vibration and Silanization
Ali Amini,
Pouria Tirgar,
Aram Bahmani
et al.
Abstract:Bioinspiration offers alternative solutions to overcome the inherent drawbacks of glass, such as low fracture toughness, strength, and impact resistance. Synthetic composites inspired by natural materials, such as nacre, have been recently introduced as an alternative to glasses. However, these have all suffered from trade‐offs between rigidity, optical clarity, fabrication scalability, and complexity. Here, two wave‐based fabrication techniques are presented to create a nacreous structure from glass flakes an… Show more
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