What's inside the box? - Length-scales that govern fracture processes of polymer fibers.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1002/adma.201303323 and PMC identifier 4976486.
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Abstract
This work shows that multiple length-scales must be considered concurrently to explain a polymer fiber's impressive mechanical performance and resilience. The considerations of interatomic interactions alone cannot explain the fracture strength observed in biological fibers. Instead, the fracture strength of a fiber depends strongly on the length-scale of observation, including a fiber's sensitivity with respect to cracks and other flaws.
Medical subject headings
- Models, Biological
- Polymers