The catenanes consist of two tiny mechanically interlocked rings created from atoms linked in a circle.
Vukotic, V. N. et al. Mechanically interlocked linkers inside metal−organic frameworks: effect of ring size on rotational dynamics.
Microstructural characterization of the composites using scanning electron microscopy showed the hydroxyapatite particles were mechanically interlocked in the collagen matrix.
This design enabled the MNs to mechanically interlock with soft tissues by selective distal swelling after skin insertion.
Additionally, the vein-like WC-reinforcement exhibits a complex geometry, which mechanically interlocked excellently with the matrix.
Zhu, K., Vukotic, V. N., Okeefe, C. A., Schurko, R. W. & Loeb, S. J. Metal organic frameworks with mechanically interlocked pillars: controlling ring dynamics in the solid-state via a reversible phase change.
Entangled motifs where components are mechanically interlocked are commonly encountered in polymeric networks and are analogous to supramolecular species containing mechanical bonds such as rotaxanes, catenanes, and molecular knots.
Continuous controlled distribution of ultrahigh-viscosity PMMA increases the ability to stabilize the fracture and, subsequently, to mechanically interlock the PMMA with the intact trabeculae.
Therefore, this matrix mechanically interlocks with the complex three-dimensional nanotopography of the bone surface created by the osteoclastic bone resorption, establishing the interface between and the anchorage of the new to the old bone.
