Bioinspired structural materials

Bio-inspired impact-resistant composites

(2014) L.K. Grunenfelder et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Strong, tough and stiff bioinspired ceramics from brittle constituents

(2014) Florian Bouville et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Pervasive nanoscale deformation twinning as a catalyst for efficient energy dissipation in a bioceramic armour

(2014) Ling Li et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Overcoming the brittleness of glass through bio-inspiration and micro-architecture

(2014) M. Mirkhalaf et al.   Nature Communications

New Materials through Bioinspiration and Nanoscience

(2013) Joanna Aizenberg et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Tough Composites Inspired by Mineralized Natural Materials: Computation, 3D printing, and Testing

(2013) Leon S. Dimas et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Designing Smart Particles for the Assembly of Complex Macroscopic Structures

(2013) Esther Garcia-Tunon et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Janus Particles: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, Physical Properties, and Applications

(2013) Andreas Walther et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Adhesively bonded lap joints with extreme interface geometry

(2013) Babak Haghpanah et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADHESION AND ADHESIVES

Fabrication of a new SiC/2024Al co-continuous composite with lamellar microstructure and high mechanical properties

(2013) Qiang Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Preface for the special issue celebrating Stephen Weiner’s 65th birthday

(2013) Joanna Aizenberg et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Fabrication and deformation of three-dimensional hollow ceramic nanostructures

(2013) Dongchan Jang et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Self-similar hierarchical honeycombs

(2013) B. Haghpanah et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

A Tissue-Like Printed Material

(2013) G. Villar et al.   SCIENCE

Self-shaping composites with programmable bioinspired microstructures

(2013) Randall M. Erb et al.   Nature Communications

Towards High-Performance Bioinspired Composites

(2012) André R. Studart   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Bio-Inspired Nacre-like Composite Films Based on Graphene with Superior Mechanical, Electrical, and Biocompatible Properties

(2012) Yuan-Qing Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A review of experimental techniques to produce a nacre-like structure

(2012) I Corni et al.   Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

A two-scale Weibull approach to the failure of porous ceramic structures made by robocasting: Possibilities and limits

(2012) Martin Genet et al.   JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY

Platelets self-assemble into porous nacre during freeze casting

(2012) Philipp M. Hunger et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Micromechanical models to guide the development of synthetic ‘brick and mortar’ composites

(2012) Matthew R. Begley et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS

Nonlinear material behaviour of spider silk yields robust webs

(2012) Steven W. Cranford et al.   NATURE

Small But Extremely Tough

(2012) K. E. Tanner   SCIENCE

The Stomatopod Dactyl Club: A Formidable Damage-Tolerant Biological Hammer

(2012) J. C. Weaver et al.   SCIENCE

Composites Reinforced in Three Dimensions by Using Low Magnetic Fields

(2012) R. M. Erb et al.   SCIENCE

Superductile, Wavy Silica Nanostructures Inspired by Diatom Algae

(2011) Andre P. Garcia et al.   ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS

Bioinspired Strong and Highly Porous Glass Scaffolds

(2011) Qiang Fu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Graphene-Biomineral Hybrid Materials

(2011) Sungjin Kim et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Deformation and Fracture Mechanisms of Bone and Nacre

(2011) Rizhi Wang et al.   Annual Review of Materials Research

Bending efficiency through property gradients in bamboo, palm, and wood-based composites

(2011) Ulrike G.K. Wegst   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Evolutionary Screening of Collagen-like Peptides That Nucleate Hydroxyapatite Crystals

(2011) Woo-Jae Chung et al.   LANGMUIR

The conflicts between strength and toughness

(2011) Robert O. Ritchie   NATURE MATERIALS

Ultralight Metallic Microlattices

(2011) T. A. Schaedler et al.   SCIENCE

Tablet-level origin of toughening in abalone shells and translation to synthetic composite materials

(2011) Horacio D. Espinosa et al.   Nature Communications

Damage evolution and domain-level anisotropy in metal/ceramic composites exhibiting lamellar microstructures

(2010) Siddhartha Roy et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Teeth: Among Nature's Most Durable Biocomposites

(2010) Brian R. Lawn et al.   Annual Review of Materials Research

Mechanical Principles of Biological Nanocomposites

(2010) Baohua Ji et al.   Annual Review of Materials Research

On the Mechanistic Origins of Toughness in Bone

(2010) Maximilien E. Launey et al.   Annual Review of Materials Research

Biological Composites

(2010) John W.C. Dunlop et al.   Annual Review of Materials Research

Scaling of strength and ductility in bioinspired brick and mortar composites

(2010) David V. Wilbrink et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Biomaterials by freeze casting

(2010) U. G. K. Wegst et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

Hierarchical simulations for the design of supertough nanofibers inspired by spider silk

(2010) Federico Bosia et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Characterization of titanium aluminide alloy components fabricated by additive manufacturing using electron beam melting

(2009) L.E. Murr et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Self-Healing Materials with Interpenetrating Microvascular Networks

(2009) Christopher J. Hansen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Biological and Biomimetic Materials

(2009) Joanna Aizenberg et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Biomimetic Synthesis of Nacrelike Faceted Mesocrystals of ZnO−Gelatin Composite

(2009) Yao-Hung Tseng et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Three-Dimensional Biomimetic Mineralization of Dense Hydrogel Templates

(2009) Gao Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Merger of structure and material in nacre and bone – Perspectives on de novo biomimetic materials

(2009) Horacio D. Espinosa et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti‐6Al‐4V produced by electron beam melting of pre‐alloyed powders

(2009) Luca Facchini et al.   RAPID PROTOTYPING JOURNAL

The Molecular Basis of Nacre Formation

(2009) N. Kroger   SCIENCE

An Acidic Matrix Protein, Pif, Is a Key Macromolecule for Nacre Formation

(2009) M. Suzuki et al.   SCIENCE

Biomimetic Hydroxyapatite Crystallization in Gelatin Nanoparticles Synthesized Using a Miniemulsion Process

(2008) Anitha Ethirajan et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Bamboo and Wood in Musical Instruments

(2008) Ulrike G.K. Wegst   Annual Review of Materials Research

Integral Textile Ceramic Structures

(2008) David B. Marshall et al.   Annual Review of Materials Research

Biomimetic materials

(2008) Julian F.V. Vincent   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH

DNA-guided crystallization of colloidal nanoparticles

(2008) Dmytro Nykypanchuk et al.   NATURE

Materials design principles of ancient fish armour

(2008) Benjamin J. F. Bruet et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

The true toughness of human cortical bone measured with realistically short cracks

(2008) K. J. Koester et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

MATERIALS SCIENCE: Bioinspired Structural Materials

(2008) C. Ortiz et al.   SCIENCE

Bioinspired Design and Assembly of Platelet Reinforced Polymer Films

(2008) L. J. Bonderer et al.   SCIENCE

Tough, Bio-Inspired Hybrid Materials

(2008) E. Munch et al.   SCIENCE

Biological materials: Structure and mechanical properties

(2007) Marc André Meyers et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE