Two-component ordered structures in which both phases are solid and continuous (co-continuous solid structures) are un usual in nature and in commercial applications. Natural and synthetic co-continuous structures, comprised of hard and soft materials can provide outstanding combinations of properties including stiffness, strength, impact resistance, toughness, and energy dissipation. [ 1 , 2 ] The geometric and topological arrangement of the constituents provides avenues to engineer the macroscale properties. Various chemical processing routes and technologies now enable the precise production of ordered co-continuous microstructured materials over a wide range of length scales. For example, block copolymer chemistry can be tailored to provide periodic bi-continuous structures with feature size of sub-micrometer [ 3 ] while immiscible polymer blends can yield random bi-continuous structures. [ 4 ] Solid cocontinuous microstructures in other material systems have also been of recent interest, including metal-ceramic composites [ 5 ]

Co-Continuous Composite Materials for Stiffness, Strength, and Energy Dissipation

Ballistic impact mechanisms – A review on textiles and fibre-reinforced composites impact responses

Ballistic helmets – Their design, materials, and performance against traumatic brain injury

Influence of fabric structure and thickness on the ballistic impact behavior of Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene composite laminate

Ballistic impact onto flexible woven textile fabrics is a complicated multi-scale problem given the structural hierarchy of the materials, anisotropic material behavior, projectile geometry–fabric ...

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J. Q. Zheng

Papers

Ballistic Resistant Body Armor: Contemporary and Prospective Materials and Related Protection Mechanisms