Researchers used Linkam’s CSS450 to replicate the mechanical properties of natural silk by creating a synthetic polymer that solidifies when subject to flow. Using temperature-controlled shear in the aqueous phase they induce polymer crystallisation, providing an alternative low-energy polymer processing route.
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Dunderdale, Gary J., et al. "Flow-induced crystallisation of polymers from aqueous solution." Nature communications 11.1 (2020): 1-9.
