3D printing of structural gradient soft actuators by variation of bioinspired architectures

Strategies to Control Performance of 3D-Printed, Cable-Driven Soft Polymer Actuators: From Simple Architectures to Gripper Prototype

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Functional gradients and heterogeneities in biological materials: Design principles, functions, and bioinspired applications

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Thermomechanics of printed anisotropic shape memory elastomeric composites

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Uncovering three-dimensional gradients in fibrillar orientation in an impact-resistant biological armour

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Saddle Structures: The Mantis Shrimp Saddle: A Biological Spring Combining Stiffness and Flexibility (Adv. Funct. Mater. 41/2015)

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Structural Design Elements in Biological Materials: Application to Bioinspiration

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Designing bioinspired composite reinforcement architectures via 3D magnetic printing

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Transforming Small Localized Loading into Large Rotational Motion in Soft Anisotropically Structured Materials

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Bioinspired structural materials

(2014) Ulrike G. K. Wegst et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Biological and Bioinspired Composites with Spatially Tunable Heterogeneous Architectures

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Bioinspired materials that self-shape through programmed microstructures

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Self-shaping composites with programmable bioinspired microstructures

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Bioinspired tilt-angle fabricated structure gradient fibers: micro-drops fast transport in a long-distance

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The hierarchical structure and mechanics of plant materials

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Enamel-like apatite crown covering amorphous mineral in a crayfish mandible

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Thermomechanical behavior of shape memory elastomeric composites

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Effects of Laminate Architecture on Fracture Resistance of Sponge Biosilica: Lessons from Nature

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Structures in the cell wall that enable hygroscopic movement of wheat awns

(2008) Rivka Elbaum et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Modeling the macroscopic behavior of two-phase nonlinear composites by infinite-rank laminates

(2008) Martín I. Idiart   JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS

The Transition from Stiff to Compliant Materials in Squid Beaks

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A close-up view of wood structure and properties across a growth ring of Norway spruce (Picea abies [L] Karst.)

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