Tailoring Toughness and Mechanical Reliability by Controlled Defects: Nature-Inspired Composite Laminates of Laser-Perforated Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia 

Uniaxial compressive behavior of micro-pillars of dental enamel characterized in multiple directions

(2015) Ezgi D. Yilmaz et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Influence of structural hierarchy on the fracture behaviour of tooth enamel

(2015) E. D. Yilmaz et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

Large-scale parallel alignment of platelet-shaped particles through gravitational sedimentation

(2015) Sebastian Behr et al.   Scientific Reports

Multilayered ceramic composites – a review

(2014) F. D. Minatto et al.   Advances in Applied Ceramics

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

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

Embedded flaws for crack path control in composite laminates

(2014) Adrian C. Orifici et al.   COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING

Tough Alumina/Polymer Layered Composites with High Ceramic Content

(2014) Konstantin Livanov et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY

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

(2014) M. Mirkhalaf et al.   Nature Communications

Laminated ZrB2–SiC/graphite ceramics with simultaneously improved flexural strength and fracture toughness

(2013) Chuncheng Wei et al.   CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL

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

(2012) Ben Achrai et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Automated Control of Stable Crack Growth for R-Curve Measurements in Brittle Materials

(2012) H. Jelitto et al.   EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS

The weak interfaces within tough natural composites: Experiments on three types of nacre

(2012) Ahmad Khayer Dastjerdi 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

An improved failure criterion for biological and engineered staggered composites

(2012) F. Barthelat et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Hierarchical structure and mechanical properties of nacre: a review

(2012) Jiyu Sun et al.   RSC Advances

Artful interfaces within biological materials

(2011) John W.C. Dunlop et al.   Materials Today

The conflicts between strength and toughness

(2011) Robert O. Ritchie   NATURE MATERIALS

The fabrication and mechanical properties of bionic laminated ZrB2–SiC/BN ceramic prepared by tape casting and hot pressing

(2011) Chuncheng Wei et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

New toughening concepts for ceramic composites from rigid natural materials

(2010) George Mayer   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Influence of moisture on the mechanical behavior of a natural composite

(2009) M. Johnson et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Designing highly toughened hybrid composites through nature-inspired hierarchical complexity

(2009) M.E. Launey et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

The fracture behaviour of dental enamel

(2009) Sabine Bechtle et al.   BIOMATERIALS

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