A natural solution from caterpillar cuticles for flexible impact-resistant materials

F Fenghou Yuan (MOE Key Laboratory of Bio-Intelligent Manufacturing, School of Bioengineering) S Shuaifei Hu (Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Hefei National Research Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences at the Microscale) Z Zihan Pang Y Yuntian Cui X Xuliang Qian (School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore) C Chaowei Shi (Hefei National Research Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences at the Microscale) T Tian Liu (Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials)

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 1, Issue 1
Published July 24, 2026
ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher Nature Portfolio

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Nature Communications

Nature Portfolio

ISSN: 2041-1723 Open Access Life Sciences

Authors (7)

F

Fenghou Yuan

MOE Key Laboratory of Bio-Intelligent Manufacturing, School of Bioengineering

S

Shuaifei Hu

Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Hefei National Research Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences at the Microscale

Z

Zihan Pang

Y

Yuntian Cui

X

Xuliang Qian

School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore

C

Chaowei Shi

Hefei National Research Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences at the Microscale

T

Tian Liu

Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials