Architectured materials in engineering and biology: fabrication, structure, mechanics and performance

Using “Click-e-Bricks” to Make 3D Elastomeric Structures

(2014) Stephen A. Morin et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

On the Mechanics of Fatigue and Fracture in Teeth

(2014) Mobin Yahyazadehfar et al.   Applied Mechanics Reviews

Tunability and enhancement of mechanical behavior with additively manufactured bio-inspired hierarchical suture interfaces

(2014) Erica Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH

Tough Alumina/Polymer Layered Composites with High Ceramic Content

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

Skin and scales of teleost fish: Simple structure but high performance and multiple functions

(2014) Franck J. Vernerey et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS

Strong, tough and stiff bioinspired ceramics from brittle constituents

(2014) Florian Bouville et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Bioinspired structural materials

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

Osmosis-Based Pressure Generation: Dynamics and Application

(2014) Brandon R. Bruhn et al.   PLoS One

LEGO® Bricks as Building Blocks for Centimeter-Scale Biological Environments: The Case of Plants

(2014) Kara R. Lind et al.   PLoS One

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

(2014) M. Mirkhalaf et al.   Nature Communications

Responsive materials: A novel design for enhanced machine-augmented composites

(2014) Ehsan Bafekrpour et al.   Scientific Reports

Application of 3D printing technology for designing light-weight unmanned aerial vehicle wing structures

(2014) Seung Ki Moon et al.   International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology

Organic interlamellar layers, mesolayers and mineral nanobridges: Contribution to strength in abalone (Haliotis rufescence) nacre

(2013) Maria I. Lopez et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Tough Composites Inspired by Mineralized Natural Materials: Computation, 3D printing, and Testing

(2013) Leon S. Dimas et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Indentation of interlocked assemblies: 3D discrete simulations and experiments

(2013) M. Dugué et al.   COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE

Improvement of sound absorption and flexural compliance of porous alumina-mullite ceramics by engineering the microstructure and segmentation into topologically interlocked blocks

(2013) Mateus Carlesso et al.   JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY

Proposal for a multi-material design procedure

(2013) H. Wargnier et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

A review of morphogenetic engineering

(2013) René Doursat et al.   Natural Computing

Self-shaping composites with programmable bioinspired microstructures

(2013) Randall M. Erb et al.   Nature Communications

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

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

Dimensions of Biological Cellulose Nanocrystals Maximize Fracture Strength

(2013) Robert Sinko et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Mechanical Properties of Topologically Interlocked Structures with Elements Produced by Freeze Gelation of Ceramic Slurries

(2012) T. Krause et al.   ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS

Natural Flexible Dermal Armor

(2012) Wen Yang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Strombus gigas inspired biomimetic ceramic composites via SHELL—Sequential Hierarchical Engineered Layer Lamination

(2012) Gregory Karambelas et al.   CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL

A new type of stone dome based on Abeille’s bond

(2012) M. Brocato et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES

Bio-inspired interfacial strengthening strategy through geometrically interlocking designs

(2012) Yuming Zhang et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Multifunctional architectured materials for electromagnetic absorption

(2012) P. Bollen et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

Architectured materials: Expanding materials space

(2012) Y. Brechet et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

Geometrically induced strain hardening

(2012) O. Bouaziz   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

Designing architectured materials

(2012) Mike Ashby   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

Bioinspired Strong and Highly Porous Glass Scaffolds

(2011) Qiang Fu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

A novel biomimetic material duplicating the structure and mechanics of natural nacre

(2011) Francois Barthelat et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH

Microbricks for Three-Dimensional Reconfigurable Modular Microsystems

(2011) J. D. Hiller et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS

Toughness amplification in natural composites

(2011) Francois Barthelat et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS

The conflicts between strength and toughness

(2011) Robert O. Ritchie   NATURE MATERIALS

Enhancement of sound absorption properties using topologically interlocked elements

(2011) M. Carlesso et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

Tablet-level origin of toughening in abalone shells and translation to synthetic composite materials

(2011) Horacio D. Espinosa et al.   Nature Communications

Micro-Masonry: Construction of 3D Structures by Microscale Self-Assembly

(2010) Javier G. Fernandez et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Tiled Composite Laminates

(2010) J.N. Baucom et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS

Inkjet Deposition of Layer-by-Layer Assembled Films

(2010) Christine M. Andres et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Topological interlocking as a material design concept

(2010) Y. Estrin et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Micro-architectured materials: past, present and future

(2010) N. A. Fleck et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

On optimal hierarchy of load-bearing biological materials

(2010) Z. Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

On the Fracture Toughness of Advanced Materials

(2009) Maximilien E. Launey et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Revealing the Design Principles of High-Performance Biological Composites Using Ab initio and Multiscale Simulations: The Example of Lobster Cuticle

(2009) Svetoslav Nikolov et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Plants control the properties and actuation of their organs through the orientation of cellulose fibrils in their cell walls

(2009) I. Burgert et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

The mechanical behaviour of some molluscan hard tissues

(2009) J. D. Currey et al.   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Damping properties of an assembly of topologically interlocked cubes

(2009) Stephan Schaare et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING

3D hierarchical computational model of wood as a cellular material with fibril reinforced, heterogeneous multiple layers

(2009) Hai Qing et al.   MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

Merger of structure and material in nacre and bone – Perspectives on de novo biomimetic materials

(2009) Horacio D. Espinosa et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Heterogeneous and Architectured Materials: A Possible Strategy for Design of Structural Materials

(2008) O. Bouaziz et al.   ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS

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

(2008) Ali Miserez et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Point loading of assemblies of interlocked cube-shaped elements

(2008) S. Schaare et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE

Biomimetic materials

(2008) Julian F.V. Vincent   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH

Understanding the mechanical behaviour of human enamel from its structural and compositional characteristics

(2007) Li Hong He et al.   Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Biological materials: Structure and mechanical properties

(2007) Marc André Meyers et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE