Recent advances in chitin based materials constructed via physical methods
B Duan, Y Huang, A Lu, L Zhang - Progress in Polymer Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Chitin derived from the seafood wastes such as waste crab, shrimp and lobster shells is
abundant and renewable, and will become one of the most important chemical raw …
abundant and renewable, and will become one of the most important chemical raw …
Engineering materials with light: recent progress in digital light processing based 3D printing
Z Zhao, X Tian, X Song - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Digital light processing (DLP) based 3D printing is a well recognized area with tremendous
technical and commercial potential. The printing process is essentially a photochemical …
technical and commercial potential. The printing process is essentially a photochemical …
[HTML][HTML] DAMASK–The Düsseldorf Advanced Material Simulation Kit for modeling multi-physics crystal plasticity, thermal, and damage phenomena from the single …
Crystal Plasticity (CP) modeling is a powerful and well established computational materials
science tool to investigate mechanical structure–property relations in crystalline materials. It …
science tool to investigate mechanical structure–property relations in crystalline materials. It …
The stomatopod dactyl club: a formidable damage-tolerant biological hammer
Nature has evolved efficient strategies to synthesize complex mineralized structures that
exhibit exceptional damage tolerance. One such example is found in the hypermineralized …
exhibit exceptional damage tolerance. One such example is found in the hypermineralized …
[HTML][HTML] Biomimetic anisotropic reinforcement architectures by electrically assisted nanocomposite 3D printing
Many natural structures out-perform the conventional synthetic counterparts due to the
specially evolved reinforcement architectures. Here we report an electrically assisted …
specially evolved reinforcement architectures. Here we report an electrically assisted …
Understanding the structural diversity of chitins as a versatile biomaterial
Chitin is one of the most abundant biopolymers, and it has adopted many different structural
conformations using a combination of different natural processes like biopolymerization …
conformations using a combination of different natural processes like biopolymerization …
High internal phase oil-in-water pickering emulsions stabilized by chitin nanofibrils: 3D structuring and solid foam
Chitin nanofibrils (NCh,∼ 10 nm lateral size) were produced under conditions that were less
severe compared to those for other biomass-derived nanomaterials and used to formulate …
severe compared to those for other biomass-derived nanomaterials and used to formulate …
Bioinspired chiral template guided mineralization for biophotonic structural materials
Nature provides numerous biomineral design inspirations for constructing structural
materials with desired functionalities. However, large‐scale production of damage‐tolerant …
materials with desired functionalities. However, large‐scale production of damage‐tolerant …
Twisting cracks in Bouligand structures
The Bouligand structure, which is found in many biological materials, is a hierarchical
architecture that features uniaxial fiber layers assembled periodically into a helicoidal …
architecture that features uniaxial fiber layers assembled periodically into a helicoidal …
Crack twisting and toughening strategies in Bouligand architectures
The Bouligand structure in some arthropods is a hierarchical composite comprised of a
helicoidal arrangement of strong fibers in a weak matrix. In this study, we focus on the …
helicoidal arrangement of strong fibers in a weak matrix. In this study, we focus on the …