[HTML][HTML] Advanced honeycomb designs for improving mechanical properties: A review

C Qi, F Jiang, S Yang - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Honeycombs are ultra-light materials with outstanding mechanical properties, which mainly
originate from their unit cell configurations rather than the properties of matrix materials …

Anti-blast and-impact performances of auxetic structures: A review of structures, materials, methods, and fabrications

RP Bohara, S Linforth, T Nguyen, A Ghazlan… - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Auxetics are a class of structural metamaterials with a negative Poisson's ratio. In
comparison to conventional structures, auxetic structures are proven to exhibit several …

[HTML][HTML] In-plane energy absorption characteristics of a modified re-entrant auxetic structure fabricated via 3D printing

NK Choudhry, B Panda, S Kumar - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Here, we present the in-plane energy absorption characteristics of modified re-entrant
auxetic honeycombs realized via fused filament fabrication in conjunction with parametric …

Protective face masks: current status and future trends

A Tuñón-Molina, K Takayama… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Management of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has relied in part on the use of personal protective equipment …

Additive manufacturing and the COVID-19 challenges: An in-depth study

MS Tareq, T Rahman, M Hossain… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2021 - Elsevier
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) rapidly achieved
global pandemic status. The pandemic created huge demand for relevant medical and …

Auxetic mechanical metamaterials and their futuristic developments: A state-of-art review

M Balan, J Mertens, MVAR Bahubalendruni - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
The continuous advancement of multifunctional materials is resha** our way of life and
paving the door for innovative things for us to probe the world and ourselves. Multifunctional …

Novel hybrid 3D-printed auxetic vascular stent based on re-entrant and meta-trichiral unit cells: finite element simulation with experimental verifications

M Abbaslou, R Hashemi, E Etemadi - Materials Today Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel re-entrant meta-trichiral auxetic (RMCA) vascular stent with improved
mechanical properties was designed by combining three auxetic unit cells: re-entrant …

[HTML][HTML] Additive manufacturing in the biomedical field-recent research developments

T Tom, SP Sreenilayam, D Brabazon, JP Jose… - Results in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The growth and development in the biomedical field are very essential for the sustainable
and holistic well-being of our entire society. The shortage of patient-specific products is the …

On the application of additive manufacturing methods for auxetic structures: a review

A Joseph, V Mahesh, D Harursampath - Advances in Manufacturing, 2021 - Springer
Auxetic structures are a special class of structural components that exhibit a negative
Poisson's ratio (NPR) because of their constituent materials, internal microstructure, or …

Energy absorption characteristics and stability of novel bionic negative Poisson's ratio honeycomb under oblique compression

JY Liu, HT Liu - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the excellent energy absorption performance of re-entrant hexagonal honeycomb
(RHH) with negative Poisson's ratio (NPR) property, an improved Diabolo shaped …