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ArticleAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2026

Spider Silk-Inspired High-Damping Liquid Crystal Elastomer Fibers Enabled by Semi-Interpenetrating Networks.

Xiao Liu, Li Song, Wang Chang, Shaoli Fang, Weiqiang Zhao, Wenjin Guo, Meifang Zhu, Xiang Zhou, Zunfeng Liu

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Xiao LiuState Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Li SongState Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Wang ChangState Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Shaoli FangAlan G. MacDiarmid NanoTech Institute, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, USA.
Weiqiang ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2726-811X
Wenjin GuoState Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Meifang ZhuState Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0359-3633
Xiang ZhouState Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Zunfeng LiuState Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7366-0275

Funding

Anhui Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Tackling Program 202423i08050057Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Basic Research Cooperation Project 23JCZXJC00170Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Basic Research Cooperation Project J230023Frontiers Science Center for New Organic MatterFundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 63171219Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 63181206Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 63261197National Natural Science Foundation of China 22371300National Natural Science Foundation of China 22405134National Natural Science Foundation of China 22505122National Natural Science Foundation of China 2461160302National Natural Science Foundation of China 52225306National Natural Science Foundation of China 52550003Robert A. Welch Foundation grant AT-0029Tianjin Science and Technology Program 25JCYBJC01420
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Abstract

Inspired by the β-sheet nanocrystals in natural spider silk, we develop a high-damping polycrystalline-phase liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) fiber enabled by a semi-interpenetrating network. Continuous large-scale fabrication of this crosslinked system is realized using a unique channel-confinement strategy. By innovatively designing the end-group molecular structures of linear polymers, we precisely regulate the liquid-crystal phases within the semi-interpenetrating network fibers. Four distinct liquid-crystal phases are constructed, mimicking the β-sheet nanocrystals of spider silk to enable efficient energy dissipation. The resulting fibers exhibit a high elastic modulus of 47.6 MPa, outstanding toughness of 60.4 MJ m

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artificial spider silkhigh dampingliquid crystal elastomersemi‐interpenetrating network

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PMID42421474
PMCPMC13486194

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