Stiffness distribution in insect cuticle: a continuous or a discontinuous profile?

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Functional diversity of resilin in Arthropoda

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Effects of multiple vein microjoints on the mechanical behaviour of dragonfly wings: numerical modelling

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Effect of microstructure on the mechanical and damping behaviour of dragonfly wing veins

(2016) H. Rajabi et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Basal Complex and Basal Venation of Odonata Wings: Structural Diversity and Potential Role in the Wing Deformation

(2016) H. Rajabi et al.   PLoS One

Biomechanical Factors in the Adaptations of Insect Tibia Cuticle

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Stiffness gradient of the beetle penis facilitates propulsion in the spiraled female spermathecal duct

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Ultrastructure of dragonfly wing veins: composite structure of fibrous material supplemented by resilin

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Numerical investigation of insect wing fracture behaviour

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Nanomechanical properties of wing membrane layers in the house cricket (Acheta domesticus Linnaeus)

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Evidence for a material gradient in the adhesive tarsal setae of the ladybird beetle Coccinella septempunctata

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Fracture toughness of locust cuticle

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Veins Improve Fracture Toughness of Insect Wings

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Water as a major modulator of the mechanical properties of insect cuticle

(2011) David Klocke et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Detailed three-dimensional visualization of resilin in the exoskeleton of arthropods using confocal laser scanning microscopy

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Biomechanics of the stick insect antenna: Damping properties and structural correlates of the cuticle

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Nacre from mollusk shells: a model for high-performance structural materials

(2010) Francois Barthelat   Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

Megalin-dependent Yellow endocytosis restricts melanization in the Drosophila cuticle

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Microfluidic photomechanic infrared receptors in a pyrophilous flat bug

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