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Bioinspired Multifunctional Ceramic Platelet-Reinforced Piezoelectric Polymer Composite 

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(2016) Francois Barthelat et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Torsional properties of helix-reinforced composites fabricated by magnetic freeze casting

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Magnetically assisted slip casting of bioinspired heterogeneous composites

(2015) Hortense Le Ferrand et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Universal composition–structure–property maps for natural and biomimetic platelet–matrix composites and stacked heterostructures

(2015) Navid Sakhavand et al.   Nature Communications

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

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Strong, tough and stiff bioinspired ceramics from brittle constituents

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Multifunctional microparticles with uniform magnetic coatings and tunable surface chemistry

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Fabrication of a new SiC/2024Al co-continuous composite with lamellar microstructure and high mechanical properties

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Towards High-Performance Bioinspired Composites

(2012) André R. Studart   ADVANCED MATERIALS

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Magnetic freeze casting inspired by nature

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Deformation Strengthening of Biopolymer in Nacre

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The conflicts between strength and toughness

(2011) Robert O. Ritchie   NATURE MATERIALS

Uncovering high-strain rate protection mechanism in nacre

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Damage evolution and domain-level anisotropy in metal/ceramic composites exhibiting lamellar microstructures

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Processing and mechanical response of highly textured Al2O3

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A novel biomimetic approach to the design of high-performance ceramic-metal composites

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Tough, Bio-Inspired Hybrid Materials

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