Sea urchin skeleton-inspired triply periodic foams for fast latent heat storage

Y Tian, X Liu, Q Luo, H Yao, J Wang, C Dang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The latent heat storage technology has been widely applied in various thermal management
fields, but its extensive deployment is limited due to the poor thermal conductivity of phase …

Functional morphology and biomechanics of arthropods

C Wan, S Gorb - Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 2023 - Springer
Representatives of arthropods, the largest animal phylum, occupy terrestrial, aquatic,
arboreal, and subterranean niches. Their evolutionary success depends on specific …

Investigating the Mechanical Performance of Bionic Wings Based on the Flapping Kinematics of Beetle Hindwings

C Liu, T Shen, H Shen, M Ling, G Chen, B Lu, F Chen… - Biomimetics, 2024 - mdpi.com
The beetle, of the order Coleoptera, possesses outstanding flight capabilities. After
completing flight, they can fold their hindwings under the elytra and swiftly unfold them again …

Structural response and mechanical properties of the hind wing of the beetle Protaetia brevitarsis

X Li, Y Zheng - Microscopy Research and Technique, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The folding/unfolding mechanism and collision recovery effect of the beetle's hind wings can
provide biomimetic inspiration for the optimization of wing deplorability and the investigation …

[PDF][PDF] Dynamic Behavior of Vortex Rings and Characteristics of Dynamic Forces Formed by Elastic Butterfly Wing

S Haishi, M Fuchiwaki - icjwsf2024.org
Recently, membrane airfoil which is inspired from the butterfly and bat wing is researched
the flow field and dynamic fluid forces generated by the motion of wing. Authors investigated …