Tube-based nanostructures are nanolattices made of connected tubes and exhibit nanoscale organization above the molecular level.
[2] Compression experiments with multiple deformation cycles revealed tensile strengths of 1.75 GPa without failure.
[3][4] Nanostructured hollow multilayered tubes can be created by combining layer-by-layer (LbL) and template leaching.
Such materials are of particular interest for tissue engineering since they allow the precise control of physical and biochemical cues of implantable devices.
The final tubular structures can be characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), microscopy, swelling and mechanical tests, including dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) in physiological simulated conditions.