Ever-increasing requirements for structural performance drive the research and the
development of stronger, tougher and lighter materials. Specific microstructures …

The typical strength of wood make it suitable as a structural material. Under load, natural
wood exhibits a small strain within the elastic range. Such elasticity is associated with fast …

Natural composites exhibit exceptional mechanical performance that often arises from
complex fiber arrangements within continuous matrices. Inspired by these natural systems …

The effects of two geometric refinement strategies widespread in natural structures, chirality
and self-similar hierarchy, on the in-plane elastic response of two-dimensional honeycombs …

We investigate the elastic behavior of periodic hexagonal honeycombs over a wide range of
relative densities and cell geometries, using both analytical and numerical approaches …

We investigated the mechanical behavior of two-dimensional hierarchical honeycomb
structures using analytical, numerical and experimental methods. Hierarchical honeycombs …

As a class of widely observed materials in nature, hierarchical micro structures maybe of
superior mechanical properties. In this study, we incorporate the concept of hierarchy into …

Natural materials with hierarchical structures usually have superior mechanical properties.
Herein, inspired by the macro–micro coupling deformation characteristics of biomaterials …

Porous structure is widely used in automobile, aerospace and other industrial fields due to
its lightweight and high energy absorption capacity. In this study, a novel porous structure, ie …

Natural selection and evolution develop a huge amount of biological materials in different
environments (eg lotus in water and opuntia in desert). These biological materials possess …