Lessons from nature: 3D printed bio-inspired porous structures for impact energy absorption–A review

SH Siddique, PJ Hazell, H Wang, JP Escobedo… - Additive …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a result of their mechanical characteristics, biological structures often provide inspiration
for the development of high-performance mechanical structures. Nevertheless, traditional …

Dynamic behaviors of bio-inspired structures: Design, mechanisms, and models

W Zhang, J Xu, TX Yu - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

An improved re-entrant honeycomb with programmable densification and multistage energy-absorbing performance

WZ Jiang, XC Teng, XH Ni, XG Zhang, X Cheng… - Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Recently, auxetic metamaterials have turned into an area of growing interest, because of
their deformation uniqueness, design flexibility, and functional diversity. To achieve their …

Crushing resistance and energy absorption of pomelo peel inspired hierarchical honeycomb

W Zhang, S Yin, TX Yu, J Xu - International Journal of Impact Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Hierarchical materials born of variable natural cellular and intricate architecture are
demonstrated to have the potential to achieve outstanding mechanical properties, thus make …

[Retracted] Effect of Aluminium Tetrahydrate Nanofiller Addition on the Mechanical and Thermal Behaviour of Luffa Fibre‐Based Polyester Composites under …

G Velmurugan, V Siva Shankar… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In recent times, research has shifted away from conventional materials and alloys and more
towards nanocomposites to create lighter, more efficient materials for specific applications …

Loofah-derived eco-friendly SiC ceramics for high-performance sunlight capture, thermal transport, and energy storage

Q Xu, X Liu, Q Luo, Y Tian, C Dang, H Yao… - Energy Storage …, 2022 - Elsevier
Emerging integrated solar thermal conversion and latent heat storage has a great potential
in harvesting solar energy continuously and efficiently by avoiding redundant energy …

[HTML][HTML] Recent developments in luffa natural fiber composites

M Alhijazi, B Safaei, Q Zeeshan, M Asmael, A Eyvazian… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Natural fiber composites (NFCs) are an evolving area in polymer sciences. Fibers extracted
from natural sources hold a wide set of advantages such as negligible cost, significant …

Design and analysis of an auxetic metamaterial with tuneable stiffness

Y Zhang, L Sun, X Ren, XY Zhang, Z Tao, YM **e - Composite Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Auxetic materials have attracted a considerable attention due to their excellent properties,
eg, fracture resistance, shear resistance, energy dissipation, etc. However, the stiffness of …