High-performance/multifunctional metallic components primarily determine the service
performance of equipment applied in the aerospace, aviation, and automobile industries …

The crustacean cuticle is a biological composite material consisting of chitin–protein fibres in
a mineralized matrix. Recent research has revealed a surprising range of fibre architectures …

Abdominal segments are common in crustaceans and are used as biological armor to
provide mechanical protection from the surrounding environment. However, little is known …

Twisting attracts more attention in adjusting the mechanical behavior and failure mechanism
of materials, which could be implemented to understand and design the deformation …

Twisting plays an important role in fabricating twisted actuators and energy harvesters,
which require excellent microstructural deformation and interaction properties between …

The crack modes and toughening strategies of 3D printed double-helicoidal (DH)
composites were fully characterized by performing quasi-static three-point bending …

Materials degradation induced by repeated arc erosion and impact poses a considerable
challenge for Ag-based contacts. Fortunately, nature has evolved efficient strategies to …

Abstract Miniature, sharped-edge, curved-shape biomechanical elements appear in various
biological systems and grant them diverse functional capabilities, such as mechanical …

Stomatopoda is a crustacean order including sophisticated predators called spearing and
smashing mantis shrimps that are separated from the well-studied Eumalacotraca since the …

The extreme contrast in stiffness between the hard scales and the surrounding soft issue of
animals produces an unusual and attractive mechanism that inspires the designs of …