PMID- 36905237 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230508 LR - 20230508 IS - 2198-3844 (Electronic) IS - 2198-3844 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 13 DP - 2023 May TI - Bio-Inspired Multiscale Design for Strong and Tough Biological Ionogels. PG - e2207233 LID - 10.1002/advs.202207233 [doi] LID - 2207233 AB - Structure design provides an effective solution to develop advanced soft materials with desirable mechanical properties. However, creating multiscale structures in ionogels to obtain strong mechanical properties is challenging. Here, an in situ integration strategy for producing a multiscale-structured ionogel (M-gel) via ionothermal-stimulated silk fiber splitting and moderate molecularization in the cellulose-ions matrix is reported. The produced M-gel shows a multiscale structural superiority comprised of microfibers, nanofibrils, and supramolecular networks. When this strategy is used to construct a hexactinellid inspired M-gel, the resultant biomimetic M-gel shows excellent mechanical properties including elastic modulus of 31.5 MPa, fracture strength of 6.52 MPa, toughness reaching 1540 kJ m(-3) , and instantaneous impact resistance of 3.07 kJ m(-1) , which are comparable to those of most previously reported polymeric gels and even hardwood. This strategy is generalizable to other biopolymers, offering a promising in situ design method for biological ionogels that can be expanded to more demanding load-bearing materials requiring greater impact resistance. CI - (c) 2023 The Authors. Advanced Science published by Wiley-VCH GmbH. FAU - Cao, Kaiyue AU - Cao K AD - Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, P. R. China. FAU - Zhu, Ying AU - Zhu Y AD - Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, P. R. China. FAU - Zheng, Zihao AU - Zheng Z AD - Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, P. R. China. FAU - Cheng, Wanke AU - Cheng W AD - Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, P. R. China. FAU - Zi, Yifei AU - Zi Y AD - Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, P. R. China. FAU - Zeng, Suqing AU - Zeng S AD - Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, P. R. China. FAU - Zhao, Dawei AU - Zhao D AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2813-7263 AD - Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, P. R. China. AD - Key Laboratory on Resources Chemicals and Materials of Ministry of Education, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, 110142, P. R. China. FAU - Yu, Haipeng AU - Yu H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0634-7913 AD - Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, P. R. China. LA - eng GR - 31925028/National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars/ GR - 32171720/National Natural Science Foundation of China/ PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20230311 PL - Germany TA - Adv Sci (Weinh) JT - Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) JID - 101664569 RN - 0 (Biopolymers) RN - 0 (Silk) RN - 9004-34-6 (Cellulose) SB - IM MH - Biopolymers MH - *Silk/chemistry MH - *Cellulose PMC - PMC10161113 OTO - NOTNLM OT - biomimetic design OT - cellulose OT - ionogels OT - multiscale structure OT - silk fibers COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/03/12 06:00 MHDA- 2023/05/08 06:42 PMCR- 2023/03/11 CRDT- 2023/03/11 05:23 PHST- 2023/01/30 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/12/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/05/08 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/03/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/03/11 05:23 [entrez] PHST- 2023/03/11 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ADVS5364 [pii] AID - 10.1002/advs.202207233 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Adv Sci (Weinh). 2023 May;10(13):e2207233. doi: 10.1002/advs.202207233. Epub 2023 Mar 11.