Structural Biological Materials: Critical Mechanics-Materials Connections

Axial compression of a hollow cylinder filled with foam: A study of porcupine quills

(2012) W. Yang et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

The hydrodynamic function of shark skin and two biomimetic applications

(2012) J. Oeffner et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Design and Fabrication of Gecko-Inspired Adhesives

(2012) Kejia Jin et al.   LANGMUIR

Magnetic freeze casting inspired by nature

(2012) Michael M. Porter et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING

Biological materials: Functional adaptations and bioinspired designs

(2012) Po-Yu Chen et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Composites Reinforced in Three Dimensions by Using Low Magnetic Fields

(2012) R. M. Erb et al.   SCIENCE

New Nanofabrication Strategies: Inspired by Biomineralization

(2011) Joanna Aizenberg   MRS BULLETIN

Hierarchical Structure and Nanomechanics of Collagen Microfibrils from the Atomistic Scale Up

(2011) Alfonso Gautieri et al.   NANO LETTERS

On the Mechanistic Origins of Toughness in Bone

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

Simulation and analysis of prismatic bioinspired compound lenses for solar cells

(2010) Francesco Chiadini et al.   Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

Nanoconfinement controls stiffness, strength and mechanical toughness of β-sheet crystals in silk

(2010) Sinan Keten et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Mechanistic aspects of the fracture toughness of elk antler bone

(2009) M.E. Launey et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Revealing the Design Principles of High-Performance Biological Composites Using Ab initio and Multiscale Simulations: The Example of Lobster Cuticle

(2009) Svetoslav Nikolov et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Interfacial shear strength in abalone nacre

(2009) Albert Yu-Min Lin et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Non-entropic and reversible long-range deformation of an encapsulating bioelastomer

(2009) Ali Miserez et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Selective biodegradation of keratin matrix in feather rachis reveals classic bioengineering

(2009) T. Lingham-Soliar et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Structure and mechanical properties of crab exoskeletons

(2008) Po-Yu Chen et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Comparison of the structure and mechanical properties of bovine femur bone and antler of the North American elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis)

(2008) P.-Y. Chen et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Structure and Mechanical Properties of Silica Sponge Spicule

(2008) Li QIAO   JOURNAL OF INORGANIC MATERIALS

Gecko-Inspired Carbon Nanotube-Based Self-Cleaning Adhesives

(2008) Sunny Sethi et al.   NANO LETTERS

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