Functional gradients and heterogeneities in biological materials: Design principles, functions, and bioinspired applications
Z Liu, MA Meyers, Z Zhang, RO Ritchie - Progress in Materials Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Living organisms have ingeniously evolved functional gradients and heterogeneities to
create high-performance biological materials from a fairly limited choice of elements and …
create high-performance biological materials from a fairly limited choice of elements and …
[HTML][HTML] Inspiration from Nature's body armours–A review of biological and bioinspired composites
Designing and manufacturing multi-functional, lightweight and high-performance body
armour materials and assemblies have attracted intense attention recently due to fast …
armour materials and assemblies have attracted intense attention recently due to fast …
Machinability of ultrasonic vibration-assisted micro-grinding in biological bone using nanolubricant
Bone grinding is an essential and vital procedure in most surgical operations. Currently, the
insufficient cooling capacity of dry grinding, poor visibility of drip irrigation surgery area, and …
insufficient cooling capacity of dry grinding, poor visibility of drip irrigation surgery area, and …
Biomimetic mechanical robust cement‐resin composites with machine learning‐assisted gradient hierarchical structures
Z Wu, H Pan, P Huang, J Tang, W She - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Biological materials relying on hierarchically ordered architectures inspire the emergence of
advanced composites with mutually exclusive mechanical properties, but the efficient …
advanced composites with mutually exclusive mechanical properties, but the efficient …
Design and fabrication of 3D printed scaffolds with a mechanical strength comparable to cortical bone to repair large bone defects
A challenge in regenerating large bone defects under load is to create scaffolds with large
and interconnected pores while providing a compressive strength comparable to cortical …
and interconnected pores while providing a compressive strength comparable to cortical …
Scalable manufacturing of mechanical robust bioinspired ceramic–resin composites with locally tunable heterogeneous structures
ZB Zhang, HL Gao, SM Wen, J Pang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lightweight structural materials with a unique combination of high stiffness, strength,
toughness, and hardness, are highly desired yet challenging to be artificially fabricated …
toughness, and hardness, are highly desired yet challenging to be artificially fabricated …
Variability and anisotropy of mechanical behavior of cortical bone in tension and compression
The mechanical properties of cortical bone vary not only from bone to bone; they
demonstrate a spatial viability even within the same bone due to its changing microstructure …
demonstrate a spatial viability even within the same bone due to its changing microstructure …
Electrospinning of biomimetic fibrous scaffolds for tissue engineering: a review
Fibrous microstructure has drawn extensive attention in tissue engineering due to its
common presence in connective and muscle tissues. This paper reviews the latest advances …
common presence in connective and muscle tissues. This paper reviews the latest advances …
Structure and mechanical properties of selected protective systems in marine organisms
Marine organisms have developed a wide variety of protective strategies to thrive in their
native environments. These biological materials, although formed from simple biopolymer …
native environments. These biological materials, although formed from simple biopolymer …
Anisotropy properties of tissues: a basis for fabrication of biomimetic anisotropic scaffolds for tissue engineering
Tissue engineering has been a subject of extensive scientific exploration in the last two
decades making gradual inroads into clinical studies as well. Along with regenerative cells …
decades making gradual inroads into clinical studies as well. Along with regenerative cells …