A translation of the structure of mussel byssal threads into synthetic materials by the utilization of histidine-rich block copolymers

Mussel byssal threads are well-known due to their self-healing ability after the mechanical stress caused by waves. The proposed mechanism demonstrates the importance of reversible histidine-metal interactions as well as the block copolymer-like hierarchical architecture of the underlying protein structure. Taking these two aspects as...

Contributions of hard and soft blocks in the self-healing of metal-ligand-containing block copolymers

The main aim of this work is to study the respective contribution of the hard and soft blocks of a metal-ligand containing block copolymer to the self-healing behavior. To this aim, different block copolymers containing terpyridine were synthesized using reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. These block...