Interfibril hydrogen bonding improves the strain-rate response of natural armour

Designed for resistance to puncture: The dynamic response of fish scales

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The natural armors of fish: A comparison of the lamination pattern and structure of scales

(2017) Sandra Murcia et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

A comparative study of piscine defense: The scales of Arapaima gigas, Latimeria chalumnae and Atractosteus spatula

(2017) Vincent R. Sherman et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Pangolin armor: Overlapping, structure, and mechanical properties of the keratinous scales

(2016) Bin Wang et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Effect of chemical composition and microstructure on the mechanical behavior of fish scales from Megalops Atlanticus

(2016) S. Gil-Duran et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Effects of polar solvents on the mechanical behavior of fish scales

(2016) Sandra Murcia et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Temperature effects on the fracture resistance of scales from Cyprinus carpio

(2015) Sandra Murcia et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Leatherback sea turtle shell: A tough and flexible biological design

(2015) Irene H. Chen et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Teleost fish scales amongst the toughest collagenous materials

(2015) A. Khayer Dastjerdi et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Impact and fracture analysis of fish scales from Arapaima gigas

(2015) F.G. Torres et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Flexibility and protection by design: imbricated hybrid microstructures of bio-inspired armor

(2015) Stephan Rudykh et al.   Soft Matter

Strain rate hardening: A hidden but critical mechanism for biological composites?

(2014) Ravi Kiran Chintapalli et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Protective role of Arapaima gigas fish scales: Structure and mechanical behavior

(2014) Wen Yang et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Fabrication, testing and modeling of a new flexible armor inspired from natural fish scales and osteoderms

(2014) Ravi Kiran Chintapalli et al.   Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

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

Structural design and mechanical behavior of alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) osteoderms

(2013) Chang-Yu Sun et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

A characterization of the mechanical behavior of resin-infiltrated dentin using nanoscopic Dynamic Mechanical Analysis

(2013) Heonjune Ryou et al.   DENTAL MATERIALS

Puncture resistance of the scaled skin from striped bass: Collective mechanisms and inspiration for new flexible armor designs

(2013) Deju Zhu et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

The quest for stiff, strong and tough hybrid materials: an exhaustive exploration

(2013) F. Barthelat et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Mechanical adaptability of the Bouligand-type structure in natural dermal armour

(2013) Elizabeth A. Zimmermann et al.   Nature Communications

Micro-structure and mechanical properties of the turtle carapace as a biological composite shield

(2012) Ben Achrai et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Mechanical properties and structure of the biological multilayered material system, Atractosteus spatula scales

(2012) P.G. Allison et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Structure and fracture resistance of alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) armored fish scales

(2012) Wen Yang et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Battle in the Amazon: Arapaima versus Piranha

(2012) M. A. Meyers et al.   ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS

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(2012) Wen Yang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Mechanics of composite elasmoid fish scale assemblies and their bioinspired analogues

(2012) Ashley Browning et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Partial removal of pore and loosely bound water by low-energy drying decreases cortical bone toughness in young and old donors

(2012) Jeffry S. Nyman et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Structure and Mechanical Performance of a “Modern” Fish Scale

(2011) Deju Zhu et al.   ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS

Predation versus protection: Fish teeth and scales evaluated by nanoindentation

(2011) Po-Yu Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH

Armadillo armor: Mechanical testing and micro-structural evaluation

(2011) Irene H. Chen et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Mechanical properties and the laminate structure of Arapaima gigas scales

(2011) Y.S. Lin et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

On the mechanical behavior of scales from Cyprinus carpio

(2011) A. Marino Cugno Garrano et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

In Vitro Fracture Testing of Submicron Diameter Collagen Fibril Specimens

(2010) Zhilei Liu Shen et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

On the mechanics of fishscale structures

(2010) Franck J. Vernerey et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES

Threat-protection mechanics of an armored fish

(2010) Juha Song et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Biological materials: A materials science approach

(2010) Marc A. Meyers et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Energy absorbent natural materials and bioinspired design strategies: A review

(2010) J. McKittrick et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Strain rate sensitivity of skin tissue under thermomechanical loading

(2010) B. Zhou et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

Tuning the Elastic Modulus of Hydrated Collagen Fibrils

(2009) Colin A. Grant et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Mechanical model for a collagen fibril pair in extracellular matrix

(2009) Yue Chan et al.   EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS

Anisotropic design of a multilayered biological exoskeleton

(2009) Lifeng Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH

The Effect of Strain Rate on the Mechanical Properties of Human Cortical Bone

(2008) Ulrich Hansen et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Fracture toughness and work of fracture of hydrated, dehydrated, and ashed bovine bone

(2008) Jiahau Yan et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

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(2008) Klaus D. Jandt   NATURE MATERIALS

Materials design principles of ancient fish armour

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

Measurements of mobile and bound water by nuclear magnetic resonance correlate with mechanical properties of bone

(2007) Jeffry S. Nyman et al.   BONE