Biomimetic mechanically adaptive nanocomposites

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Soft-matter composites with electrically tunable elastic rigidity (2013, methodology): “Current methods for tunable stiffness require external pumps and valves for gel hydration [1, 2] and pneumatic particle jamming [3, 4], large electromagnets to activate magnetorheological (MR) fluids [5, 6] and elastomers [7], and motors for variable stiffness springs [8].”
Development of a stimuli-responsive polymer nanocomposite toward biologically optimized, MEMS-based neural probes (2011, background): “2 GPa (for 15 w/w% tunicate whiskers, TW) in the dry state at room temperature to about 12 MPa in the wet state at 37 ◦C [7, 10].”
Morphing in nature and beyond: a review of natural and synthetic shape-changing materials and mechanisms (2016, background): “0306-4492(81)90076-9 [202] Shanmuganathan K, Capadona JR, Rowan SJ, Weder C”
Progress Towards Biocompatible Intracortical Microelectrodes for Neural Interfacing Applications (2014, background): “1) to replace the stiffer silicon, ceramic and metal substrates used in traditional microelectrodes [70, 99–105].”
Using the dynamic bond to access macroscopically responsive structurally dynamic polymers. (2011, background): “Building on this biomodel, synthetic nanocomposites — where cellulose nanowhiskers ( 31 ) are the filler component — were prepare”