Hierarchically structured bioinspired nanocomposites
Next-generation structural materials are expected to be lightweight, high-strength and tough
composites with embedded functionalities to sense, adapt, self-repair, morph and restore …
composites with embedded functionalities to sense, adapt, self-repair, morph and restore …
Chemically modified biopolymers for the formation of biomedical hydrogels
Biopolymers are natural polymers sourced from plants and animals, which include a variety
of polysaccharides and polypeptides. The inclusion of biopolymers into biomedical …
of polysaccharides and polypeptides. The inclusion of biopolymers into biomedical …
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
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 …
Deconstruction and reassembly of renewable polymers and biocolloids into next generation structured materials
This review considers the most recent developments in supramolecular and supraparticle
structures obtained from natural, renewable biopolymers as well as their disassembly and …
structures obtained from natural, renewable biopolymers as well as their disassembly and …
Mechano-responsive hydrogen-bonding array of thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer captures both strength and self-healing
Self-repairable materials strive to emulate curable and resilient biological tissue; however,
their performance is currently insufficient for commercialization purposes because mending …
their performance is currently insufficient for commercialization purposes because mending …
Dynamic behaviors of bio-inspired structures: Design, mechanisms, and models
Following nature's design principles, biological entities have evolved to be highly efficient
and multifunctional to maximize all the available materials and structures and to survive in …
and multifunctional to maximize all the available materials and structures and to survive in …
[HTML][HTML] Keratin-Based materials for biomedical applications
Keratin constitutes the major component of the feather, hair, hooves, horns, and wool
represents a group of biological material having high cysteine content (7–13%) as …
represents a group of biological material having high cysteine content (7–13%) as …
Recent progress in biomimetic additive manufacturing technology: from materials to functional structures
Nature has developed high‐performance materials and structures over millions of years of
evolution and provides valuable sources of inspiration for the design of next‐generation …
evolution and provides valuable sources of inspiration for the design of next‐generation …
[HTML][HTML] Correlating multi-scale structure characteristics to mechanical behavior of Caprinae horn sheaths
K Yang, N Qin, H Yu, C Zhou, H Deng, W Tian… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Horns are used by Bovidae animals for intraspecific combat; as such they are among
Nature's toughest materials that require resistance to extreme loads. As a typical subfamily …
Nature's toughest materials that require resistance to extreme loads. As a typical subfamily …