3D/4D printed bio-piezoelectric smart scaffolds for next-generation bone tissue engineering
A Chen, J Su, Y Li, H Zhang, Y Shi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Piezoelectricity in native bones has been well recognized as the key factor in bone
regeneration. Thus, bio-piezoelectric materials have gained substantial attention in repairing …
regeneration. Thus, bio-piezoelectric materials have gained substantial attention in repairing …
Design principles for strong and tough hydrogels
Hydrogels are crosslinked polymer networks swollen with water. Owing to their soft and
water-containing nature, hydrogels are promising materials for applications in many fields …
water-containing nature, hydrogels are promising materials for applications in many fields …
Single-shot forward and inverse hierarchical architected materials design for nonlinear mechanical properties using an attention-diffusion model
AJ Lew, MJ Buehler - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Inspired by natural materials, hierarchical architected materials can achieve enhanced
properties including achieving tailored mechanical responses. However, the design space …
properties including achieving tailored mechanical responses. However, the design space …
Bioinspired additive manufacturing of hierarchical materials: From biostructures to functions
Throughout billions of years, biological systems have evolved sophisticated, multiscale
hierarchical structures to adapt to changing environments. Biomaterials are synthesized …
hierarchical structures to adapt to changing environments. Biomaterials are synthesized …
Controlled Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Nanoparticles and Chiral Molecules into Tubular Nanocomposites
Y Bi, C Cheng, Z Zhang, R Liu, J Wei… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this work, we show how the kinetics of molecular self-assembly can be coupled with the
kinetics of the colloidal self-assembly of inorganic nanoparticles, which in turn drives the …
kinetics of the colloidal self-assembly of inorganic nanoparticles, which in turn drives the …
Machine intelligence-accelerated discovery of all-natural plastic substitutes
One possible solution against the accumulation of petrochemical plastics in natural
environments is to develop biodegradable plastic substitutes using natural components …
environments is to develop biodegradable plastic substitutes using natural components …
Modeling and design of heterogeneous hierarchical bioinspired spider web structures using deep learning and additive manufacturing
W Lu, NA Lee, MJ Buehler - Proceedings of the National …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Spider webs are incredible biological structures, comprising thin but strong silk filament and
arranged into complex hierarchical architectures with striking mechanical properties (eg …
arranged into complex hierarchical architectures with striking mechanical properties (eg …
Designing architected materials for mechanical compression via simulation, deep learning, and experimentation
AJ Lew, K Jin, MJ Buehler - npj Computational Materials, 2023 - nature.com
Architected materials can achieve enhanced properties compared to their plain
counterparts. Specific architecting serves as a powerful design lever to achieve targeted …
counterparts. Specific architecting serves as a powerful design lever to achieve targeted …
BioinspiredLLM: Conversational Large Language Model for the Mechanics of Biological and Bio‐Inspired Materials
RK Luu, MJ Buehler - Advanced Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The study of biological materials and bio‐inspired materials science is well established;
however, surprisingly little knowledge is systematically translated to engineering solutions …
however, surprisingly little knowledge is systematically translated to engineering solutions …
Rational designs of mechanical metamaterials: Formulations, architectures, tessellations and prospects
Abstract Mechanical Metamaterials (MMs) are artificially designed structures with
extraordinary properties that are dependent on micro architectures and spatial tessellations …
extraordinary properties that are dependent on micro architectures and spatial tessellations …