Armored polymer-fluid gels with integrated damping and impact protection across broad temperatures.

ABSTRACT: Unpreferable vibrations and impacts pose substantial risks to sensitive devices, structures, and the human body, demanding materials capable of providing both high energy dissipation and impact protection across a broad temperature range. Traditional damping materials often fail to meet these demands because of a trade-off between damping and mechanical strength. We introduce an innovative strategy to fabricate armored polymer-fluid gels (APFGs) that combine high damping and high modulus for effective damping and impact protection under extreme conditions. By using a controlled surface cross-linking process through diffusion, we greatly enhance the mechanical strength of polymer-fluid gels without sacrificing their damping capabilities. This asymmetric design results in an unprecedented lo

SUBMITTER: Chen G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11980849 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature