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A study of a bio-inspired impact resistant carbon fiber laminate with a sinusoidal helicoidal structure in the mandibles of trap-jaw ants

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Bioinspired fish-scale-like magnesium composites strengthened by contextures of continuous titanium fibers: Lessons from nature

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Discontinuous fibrous Bouligand architecture enabling formidable fracture resistance with crack orientation insensitivity

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Biological and bioinspired materials: Structure leading to functional and mechanical performance

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Novel Defense Mechanisms in the Armor of the Scales of the “Living Fossil” Coelacanth Fish

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

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The true toughness of human cortical bone measured with realistically short cracks

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