Metal-ceramic composites generally exhibit limited strength-plasticity synergy due to
pronounced difference in elastic and plastic deformation between “soft phase” and “hard …

Interfaces between nacreous tablets are crucial to the outstanding mechanical properties of
nacre in natural shells. Excellent research has been conducted to probe the effect of …

Seeds and nuts not only serve as important food sources for human beings but also exhibit
excellent mechanical properties resulting from their extraordinary shell structures. A …

Nacre is well known for its high strength and toughness owing to its ingenious “brick-and-
mortar” microstructure. However, its impact resistance has not been studied as well as its …

Fracture in nacre-like alumina is studied experimentally and numerically with alumina
platelets main alignment direction perpendicular (along-configuration) to the one commonly …

The Sporosarcina pasteurii (S. pasteurii)-DSM 33 was acclimated to grow and secrete
urease under different salinity level conditions via direct evolution method, and ultimately the …

Mollusk shells generally consist of several macro-layers with different microstructures. To
explore the specific role that different macro-layers play in the overall mechanical properties …

In this work, stress variations during flexure of early age basalt fiber reinforced concrete
beams were studied using high resolution temporal measurements. An experimental system …

While the surface asperities of mineral platelets are widely believed to play important roles
in stiffening, strengthening, and toughening nacre, their effects have not been thoroughly …

In abalone nacre, growth bands occur periodically with the change of living environments.
To explore the specific role of growth bands playing in the mechanical properties of nacre …