Blast and ballistic impacts are high-strain rate events that can cause catastrophic damage to
structures and endanger human lives. Shielding materials play a critical role in mitigating the …

Mechanical metamaterials at the microscale exhibit exotic static properties owing to their
engineered building blocks,,–, but their dynamic properties have remained substantially less …

In this work, an experimental and numerical analysis of a lattice structure for energy
absorption was carried out. The goal was to identify the most influencing parameters of the …

Ultralight architected materials enabled by advanced manufacturing processes have
achieved density-normalized strength and stiffness properties that are inaccessible to bulk …

Hybridization is an effective approach to designing new lattice structures. In this paper, a
novel hybrid lattice design is proposed with nested cell topology combining inner stretching …

Light-weight, high-strength metamaterials with excellent specific energy absorption (SEA)
capabilities are significant for aerospace and automobile. The SEA of metamaterials largely …

Lattice structure can realize excellent multifunctional characteristics because of its huge
design space, and the cellular configuration directly affects the lattice structural performance …

Lattice structures offer desirable mechanical properties for applications of energy absorption
and impact mitigation but limited research has been carried out on their shock compression …

Polyborosiloxane (PBS) is an important rate-stiffening soft polymer with dynamic, reversible
crosslinks used in applications ranging from self-healing sensing and actuation to body and …

Lattice structures are widely used in load-bearing and energy-absorption applications for
their lightweight, high specific stiffness, high specific strength and excellent energy …