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. 2020 Nov 3;11:5401. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19174-1

Fig. 5. Comparison of mechanical and thermal properties of all-natural bioinspired structural material with typical polymers.

Fig. 5

a Ashby diagram of ultimate strength vs. modulus for all-natural bioinspired structural material compared with typical polymers31. b Ashby diagram of thermal conductivity vs. CTE for all-natural bioinspired structural material compared with typical polymers31. c Large-sized all-natural bioinspired structural material with a volume of 310 × 300 × 18 mm3. d All-natural bioinspired structural materials with different colors. Scale bar, 2 cm. e Mobile phone shell produced from the all-natural bioinspired structural material. PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene, PE polyethylene, PP polypropylene, TPU thermoplastic urethane, PVC polyvinyl chloride, PS polystyrene, PET polyethylene terephthalate, PEEK poly(ether ether ketone), POM polyformaldehyde.