Hierarchical structural design for fracture resistance in the shell of the pteropod Clio pyramidata

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

(2014) Ling Li et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Biological Design for Simultaneous Optical Transparency and Mechanical Robustness in the Shell ofPlacuna placenta

(2013) Ling Li et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Frustration and packing in curved-filament assemblies: from isometric to isomorphic bundles

(2013) Gregory M. Grason   Soft Matter

Towards High-Performance Bioinspired Composites

(2012) André R. Studart   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Atomic structure and ultrastructure of the Murex troscheli shell

(2012) Saeed Younis et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Quantitative XRD analysis of {110} twin density in biotic aragonites

(2012) Michio Suzuki et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

The role of delamination in failure of fibre-reinforced composites

(2012) M. R. Wisnom   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

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

Interdigitating biocalcite dendrites form a 3-D jigsaw structure in brachiopod shells

(2011) Andreas J. Goetz et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Structure and Mechanical Properties of a Pteropod Shell Consisting of Interlocked Helical Aragonite Nanofibers

(2011) Taiji Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Response and Damage Tolerance of Composite Sandwich Structures under Low Velocity Impact

(2011) I. M. Daniel et al.   EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS

Shell-like nanolayered Nb4AlC3 ceramic with high strength and toughness

(2011) Chunfeng Hu et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

Nanometer-Scale Mapping of Elastic Modules in Biogenic Composites: The Nacre of Mollusk Shells

(2010) Haika Moshe-Drezner et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Biological Composites

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

Aragonite twinning in gastropod nacre

(2010) Hiroki Mukai et al.   JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH

Topological interlocking as a material design concept

(2010) Y. Estrin et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Investigations of voids in the aragonite platelets of nacre

(2009) Katharina Gries et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Influence of Structural Principles on the Mechanics of a Biological Fiber-Based Composite Material with Hierarchical Organization: The Exoskeleton of the LobsterHomarus americanus

(2009) Helge-Otto Fabritius et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

The SEM and TEM study on the laminated structure of individual aragonitic nacre tablet in freshwater bivalve H. cumingii Lea shell

(2009) Lei Xie et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

The mechanical behaviour of some molluscan hard tissues

(2009) J. D. Currey et al.   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

The grinding tip of the sea urchin tooth exhibits exquisite control over calcite crystal orientation and Mg distribution

(2009) Y. Ma et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Strengthening Materials by Engineering Coherent Internal Boundaries at the Nanoscale

(2009) K. Lu et al.   SCIENCE

Microtexture and Chitin/Calcite Orientation Relationship in the Mineralized Exoskeleton of the American Lobster

(2008) Ali Al-Sawalmih et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

MATERIALS SCIENCE: Bioinspired Structural Materials

(2008) C. Ortiz et al.   SCIENCE

Tough, Bio-Inspired Hybrid Materials

(2008) E. Munch et al.   SCIENCE