Mussel-inspired layer-by-layer assembled polymeric films with fast growing and NIR light triggered healing capabilities

The development of a versatile and efficient thick membrane is significant to realize the practical applications of a membrane material, but could be limited by its preparation method. In this work, a facial method to fabricate mussel-inspired and polydopamine-crosslinked polyelectrolyte multilayers with fast growing and excellent healing capabilities using layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly is demonstrated. Two kinds of polyelectrolytes,...