Dynamic behaviors of bio-inspired structures: Design, mechanisms, and models

W Zhang, J Xu, TX Yu - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Following nature's design principles, biological entities have evolved to be highly efficient
and multifunctional to maximize all the available materials and structures and to survive in …

Multiscale toughening mechanisms in biological materials and bioinspired designs

W Huang, D Restrepo, JY Jung, FY Su, Z Liu… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Biological materials found in Nature such as nacre and bone are well recognized as light‐
weight, strong, and tough structural materials. The remarkable toughness and damage …

Impact-resistant nacre-like transparent materials

Z Yin, F Hannard, F Barthelat - Science, 2019 - science.org
Glass has outstanding optical properties, hardness, and durability, but its applications are
limited by its inherent brittleness and poor impact resistance. Lamination and tempering can …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructural design for elastic wave attenuation in 3D printed nacre-like bioinspired metamaterials lightened with hollow platelets

U De Maio, F Greco, R Luciano, G Sgambitterra… - Mechanics Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, the wave propagation properties of lightened bioinspired composite materials
are investigated. A new lightened nacre-like microstructure is proposed demonstrating that …

Band gap tuning through microscopic instabilities of compressively loaded lightened nacre-like composite metamaterials

A Pranno, F Greco, L Leonetti, P Lonetti, R Luciano… - Composite …, 2022 - Elsevier
Large deformation effects give the opportunity for tuning and manipulating the dynamic
properties of periodic microstructured materials, including those related to vibration control …

Nacre's brick–mortar structure suppresses the adverse effect of microstructural randomness

Y Yan, ZL Zhao, XQ Feng, H Gao - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biological materials have evolved various degrees of robustness against microscopic
defects and structural randomness. Of particular interest here is whether and how nacre's …

Multifunctional nacre-like materials

Z Ding, T Klein, C Barner-Kowollik, M Mirkhalaf - Materials Horizons, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Nacre, the iridescent inner layer of seashells, displays an exceptional combination of
strength and toughness due to its 'brick-wall'architecture. Significant research has been …

Strong and tough nacre-like aluminas: Process–structure–performance relationships and position within the nacre-inspired composite landscape

F Bouville - Journal of Materials Research, 2020 - cambridge.org
The materials chosen to make thermal engines, spacecrafts, or human implants cannot fail
in an unpredictable way to guarantee the users' well-being. These applications can benefit …

Macro-and micro-instabilities in incompressible bioinspired composite materials with nacre-like microstructure

F Greco, L Leonetti, U De Maio, S Rudykh… - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we study the macroscopic and microscopic instabilities in 2D incompressible
nacre-like composite materials induced by uniaxial loadings. The interchange between …