Disordered mechanical metamaterials

M Zaiser, S Zapperi - Nature Reviews Physics, 2023 - nature.com
Mechanical metamaterials are a class of artificial materials whose geometry is engineered to
have peculiar mechanical properties or programmed responses that are difficult to find in …

ABC‐Auxetics: An Implicit Design Approach for Negative Poisson's Ratio Materials

M Ebert, R Adhikari, MK Hasan, K Lupo… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A novel methodology is introduced for designing auxetic (negative Poisson's ratio) structures
based on topological principles and is demonstrated by investigating a new class of auxetics …

An autonomous design algorithm to experimentally realize three-dimensionally isotropic auxetic network structures without compromising density

M Shen, MA Reyes-Martinez, LA Powell… - npj Computational …, 2024 - nature.com
Auxetic materials have a negative Poisson's ratio and are of significant interest in
applications that include impact mitigation, membrane separations and biomedical …

Inverse design of irregular architected materials with programmable stiffness based on deep learning

Z Wei, K Wei, X Yang - Composite Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Incorporating biological materials-inspired irregularity into architected materials is potential
to unfold a wider property or new function space, while the inverse design of irregular …

Topology as a limiting factor for mechanical properties in disordered networks

MA Reyes-Martinez, EJ Barron, D Hwang… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2024 - cell.com
Disordered networks are ubiquitous in both natural and synthetic systems, with mechanical
properties that span from significantly compliant to extremely rigid. While the significance of …

Investigation of 2D Polymer Thin Films in 3D Structures Involving Crumpling, Origami, Kirigami and Adhesion

WMA Jayawardana - 2024 - search.proquest.com
This dissertation delves into the fascinating world of thin films and their ability to transform
into three-dimensional (3D) structures. One can simply crush a sheet of paper into a ball to …