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

Battle in the Amazon: Arapaima versus Piranha

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Natural Flexible Dermal Armor

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The Multiscale Origins of Fracture Resistance in Human Bone and Its Biological Degradation

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Hydration and distance dependence of intermolecular shearing between collagen molecules in a model microfibril

(2012) Alfonso Gautieri et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Mechanics of composite elasmoid fish scale assemblies and their bioinspired analogues

(2012) Ashley Browning 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

Mechanical properties and the laminate structure of Arapaima gigas scales

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

Age-related changes in the plasticity and toughness of human cortical bone at multiple length scales

(2011) E. A. Zimmermann et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

On the Mechanistic Origins of Toughness in Bone

(2010) Maximilien E. Launey et al.   Annual Review of Materials Research

Inhomogeneous fibril stretching in antler starts after macroscopic yielding: Indication for a nanoscale toughening mechanism

(2009) Stefanie Krauss et al.   BONE

Materials design principles of ancient fish armour

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

Characterization of the nanocomposite laminate structure occurring in fish scales from Arapaima Gigas

(2007) F.G. Torres et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications