Multiscale toughening mechanisms in biological materials and bioinspired designs
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 …
weight, strong, and tough structural materials. The remarkable toughness and damage …
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 …
Structural design elements in biological materials: application to bioinspiration
SE Naleway, MM Porter, J McKittrick… - Advanced …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Eight structural elements in biological materials are identified as the most common amongst
a variety of animal taxa. These are proposed as a new paradigm in the field of biological …
a variety of animal taxa. These are proposed as a new paradigm in the field of biological …
Structural biological materials: critical mechanics-materials connections
Spider silk is extraordinarily strong, mollusk shells and bone are tough, and porcupine quills
and feathers resist buckling. How are these notable properties achieved? The building …
and feathers resist buckling. How are these notable properties achieved? The building …
Biological materials: functional adaptations and bioinspired designs
Biological materials are typically multifunctional but many have evolved to optimize a chief
mechanical function. These functions include impact or fracture resistance, armor and …
mechanical function. These functions include impact or fracture resistance, armor and …
On the mechanistic origins of toughness in bone
ME Launey, MJ Buehler… - Annual review of materials …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
One of the most intriguing protein materials found in nature is bone, a material composed of
assemblies of tropocollagen molecules and tiny hydroxyapatite mineral crystals that form an …
assemblies of tropocollagen molecules and tiny hydroxyapatite mineral crystals that form an …
Calcium orthophosphates in nature, biology and medicine
SV Dorozhkin - Materials, 2009 - mdpi.com
The present overview is intended to point the readers' attention to the important subject of
calcium orthophosphates. These materials are of the special significance because they …
calcium orthophosphates. These materials are of the special significance because they …
Calcium orthophosphates (CaPO4): occurrence and properties
SV Dorozhkin - Progress in biomaterials, 2016 - Springer
The present overview is intended to point the readers' attention to the important subject of
calcium orthophosphates (CaPO 4). This type of materials is of the special significance for …
calcium orthophosphates (CaPO 4). This type of materials is of the special significance for …
Calcium orthophosphates: occurrence, properties, biomineralization, pathological calcification and biomimetic applications
SV Dorozhkin - Biomatter, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The present overview is intended to point the readers' attention to the important subject of
calcium orthophosphates. This type of materials is of special significance for human beings …
calcium orthophosphates. This type of materials is of special significance for human beings …
Recent advances in high-strength and high-toughness polyurethanes based on supramolecular interactions
Recent developments in supramolecular chemistry have generated increasing interest in
supramolecular polymers and opened a window for the exploitation of various …
supramolecular polymers and opened a window for the exploitation of various …