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AuthorZavala-Rivera, Paul
AuthorChannon, Kevin
AuthorNguyen, Vincent
AuthorSivaniah, Easan
AuthorKabra, Dinesh
AuthorFriend, Richard H.
AuthorNataraj, S. K.
AuthorAl-Muhtaseb, Shaheen A.
AuthorHexemer, Alexander
AuthorCalvo, Mauricio E.
AuthorMiguez, Hernan
Available date2022-11-28T08:18:27Z
Publication Date2012
Publication NameNature Materials
ResourceScopus
Resource2-s2.0-83655198311
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmat3179
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/36740
AbstractOsmotic shock in a vesicle or cell is the stress build-up and subsequent rupture of the phospholipid membrane that occurs when a relatively high concentration of salt is unable to cross the membrane and instead an inflow of water alleviates the salt concentration gradient. This is a well-known failure mechanism for cells and vesicles (for example, hypotonic shock) and metal alloys (for example, hydrogen embrittlement). We propose the concept of collective osmotic shock, whereby a coordinated explosive fracture resulting from multiplexing the singular effects of osmotic shock at discrete sites within an ordered material results in regular bicontinuous structures. The concept is demonstrated here using self-assembled block copolymer micelles, yet it is applicable to organized heterogeneous materials where a minority component can be selectively degraded and solvated whilst ensconced in a matrix capable of plastic deformation. We discuss the application of these self-supported, perforated multilayer materials in photonics, nanofiltration and optoelectronics.
SponsorWe would like to acknowledge S. Vignolini, C. Wang (beamline 11.0.1.2, LBNL), S. Alvarez, C. Lopez and Q. Song, and the insightful comments of U. Steiner and E. J. Kramer. This work was funded by the Qatar Foundation (QNRF), the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT), the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN, Consolider HOPE) and the Government of Andalucía.
Languageen
PublisherNature Publishing Group
SubjectOptoelectronic devices and components
Polymers
TitleCollective osmotic shock in ordered materials
TypeArticle
Pagination53-57
Issue Number1
Volume Number11
dc.accessType Abstract Only


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