Bound to entangle

Subjects Mechanical properties Weaving-inspired topological design merges conventional polyurethane and epoxy polymers into a single, entangled network with enhanced mechanical performance and tunable properties that surpass traditional blending or supramolecular strategies. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution Access options Access through your institution Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription $32.99 / 30 days cancel any time Learn more Subscribe to this journal Receive 12 print issues and online access $259.00 per year only $21.58 per issue Learn more Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from$1.95 to$39.95 Learn more Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Fig. 1: Design principle and fabrication of entangled, covalent and supramolecular polymeric materials comprising flexible PU and rigid EP chains. ReferencesCherenack, K. & van Pieterson, L. J. Appl. Phys. 112, 091301 (2012).Article Google Scholar Begum, M. S. & Milašius, R. Fibers 10, 74 (2022).Article CAS Google Scholar Zhang, Z.-H., Andreassen, B. J., August, D. P., Leigh, D. A. & Zhang, L. Nat. Mater. 21, 275–283 (2022).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Liu, Y. et al. Science 351, 365–369 (2016).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar August, D. P. et al. Nature 588, 429–435 (2020).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Lewandowska, U. et al. Nat. Chem. 9, 1068–1072 (2017).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Xiao, D. et al. Nat. Chem. 16, 1906–1914 (2024).Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Chen, S. et al. Matter 8, 102050 (2025).Article Google Scholar He, Z. et al. Nat. Mater. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02400-w (2025).Wang, W. et al. CCS Chem. 6, 2084–2109 (2024).Article CAS Google Scholar Download referencesAuthor informationAuthors and AffiliationsSchool of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, ChinaRaorao Yang & Liang ZhangAuthorsRaorao YangView author publicationsSearch author on:PubMed Google ScholarLiang ZhangView author publicationsSearch author on:PubMed Google ScholarCorresponding authorCorrespondence to Liang Zhang.Ethics declarations Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests. Rights and permissionsReprints and permissionsAbout this articleCite this articleYang, R., Zhang, L. Bound to entangle. Nat. Mater. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02437-xDownload citationPublished: 10 December 2025Version of record: 10 December 2025DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02437-xShare this articleAnyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content:Get shareable linkSorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article.Copy shareable link to clipboard Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative Weaving-inspired asymmetric entangled nodes in multi-component polymer networks Zejian HeLiya ChenFeihe Huang Nature Materials Article Open Access 04 Nov 2025