Bioinspired sutured materials for strength and toughness: Pullout mechanisms and geometric enrichments
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2018.01.004
Abstract: Abstract Hard structural elements in nature are often joined with sutures lines, as seen in human skull, cephalopods or turtle shell. These sutures can arrest cracks, and can provide flexibility for respiration, locomotion or growth.… read more here.
Keywords: strength; strength toughness; materials strength; toughness pullout ... See more keywords
Bio-inspired “jigsaw”-like interlocking sutures: Modeling, optimization, 3D printing and testing
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2017.03.003
Abstract: Abstract Structural biological materials such as bone, teeth or mollusk shells draw their remarkable performance from a sophisticated interplay of architectures and weak interfaces. Pushed to the extreme, this concept leads to sutured materials, which… read more here.
Keywords: inspired jigsaw; bio inspired; optimization; jigsaw like ... See more keywords