ArticleScience advances2017
Mesocrystalline calcium silicate hydrate: A bioinspired route toward elastic concrete materials.
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- Characterization of Calcium Silicate Hydrate Gels with Different Calcium to Silica Ratios and Polymer Modifications.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Uniaxial tensile deformation and fracture process of structures forming by unsaturated intercalation of amine molecule into C-S-H gel.Journal of molecular modeling · 2022Article
- Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation in Nucleation Process of Biomineralization.Frontiers in chemistry · 2022Review
- Investigation on Variables Contributing to the Synthesis of C-S-H/PCE Nanocomposites by Co-Precipitation Method.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Regenerated isotropic wood.National science review · 2021Article
- Wood-Inspired Cement with High Strength and Multifunctionality.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2021Article
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8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) is the binder in concrete, the most used synthetic material in the world. The main weakness of concrete is the lack of elasticity and poor flexural strength considerably limiting its potential, making reinforcing steel constructions necessary. Although the properties of C-S-H could be significantly improved in organic hybrids, the full potential of this approach could not be reached because of the random C-S-H nanoplatelet structure. Taking inspiration from a sea urchin spine with highly ordered nanoparticles in the biomineral mesocrystal, we report a bioinspired route toward a C-S-H mesocrystal with highly aligned C-S-H nanoplatelets interspaced with a polymeric binder. A material with a bending strength similar to nacre is obtained, outperforming all C-S-H-based materials known to date. This strategy could greatly benefit future construction processes because fracture toughness and elasticity of brittle cementitious materials can be largely enhanced on the nanoscale.
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