Sporopollenin, a natural copolymer, is robust under high hydrostatic pressure
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Author(s)
Montgomery, WB
Watson, JS
Potiszil, C
Sephton, MA
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Lycopodium sporopollenin, a natural copolymer, shows exceptional stability under
high hydrostatic pressures (10 GPa) as determined by in situ high pressure
synchrotron source FTIR spectroscopy. This stability is evaluated in terms of the
component compounds of the sporopollenin: p-coumaric acid, phloretic acid, ferulic
acid, and palmitic and sebacic acids, which represent the additional n-acid and ndiacid
components. This high stability is attributed to interactions between these
components, rather than the exceptional stability of any one molecular component.
We propose a biomimetic solution for the creation of polymer materials that can
withstand high pressures for a multitude of uses in aeronautics, vascular autografts,
ballistics and light-weight protective materials.
high hydrostatic pressures (10 GPa) as determined by in situ high pressure
synchrotron source FTIR spectroscopy. This stability is evaluated in terms of the
component compounds of the sporopollenin: p-coumaric acid, phloretic acid, ferulic
acid, and palmitic and sebacic acids, which represent the additional n-acid and ndiacid
components. This high stability is attributed to interactions between these
components, rather than the exceptional stability of any one molecular component.
We propose a biomimetic solution for the creation of polymer materials that can
withstand high pressures for a multitude of uses in aeronautics, vascular autografts,
ballistics and light-weight protective materials.
Date Issued
2016-08-22
Date Acceptance
2016-07-20
Citation
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2016, 217 (22), pp.2494-2500
ISSN
1521-3935
Publisher
Wiley-VCH Verlag
Start Page
2494
End Page
2500
Journal / Book Title
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
Volume
217
Issue
22
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© 2016 The Authors. Published by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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Sponsor
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
Grant Number
ST/K000551/1
Subjects
Polymers
0303 Macromolecular And Materials Chemistry
0912 Materials Engineering
Publication Status
Published