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Mechanical adaptation of biological materials — The examples of bone and wood
Richard Weinkamer,Peter Fratzl +1 more
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In this paper, two prototypical responsive biological materials are presented and confronted with each other: bone and wood and four examples are presented how these mechanisms are used for adaptation on different length scales starting from the shape at the macroscopic scale to the composite structure at the nanoscopic scale.About:
This article is published in Materials Science and Engineering: C.The article was published on 2011-08-12. It has received 97 citations till now.read more
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Microstructurally inhomogeneous composites: Is a homogeneous reinforcement distribution optimal?
L.J. Huang,L. Geng,H-X. Peng +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a range of uniquely multi-scale hierarchical structures have been successfully designed and fabricated by tailoring reinforcement distribution for discontinuous metal matrix composites in order to obtain superior performance.
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Structure-property-function relationships of natural and engineered wood
Chaoji Chen,Yudi Kuang,Shuze Zhu,Ingo Burgert,Ingo Burgert,Tobias Keplinger,Tobias Keplinger,Amy Gong,Teng Li,Lars Berglund,Stephen J. Eichhorn,Liangbing Hu +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a materials and structural perspective on how wood can be redesigned via structural engineering, chemical and/or thermal modification to alter its mechanical, fluidic, ionic, optical and thermal properties.
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New insights and perspectives into biological materials for flexible electronics
TL;DR: The effect of the biological activity of biological materials on the improved properties in detail is discussed, because this effect overcomes the limited bioavailability and restricted morphology of materials generally encountered in traditional flexible electronic devices.
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Biological composites—complex structures for functional diversity
TL;DR: The bulk of Earth’s biological materials consist of few base substances—essentially proteins, polysaccharides, and minerals—that assemble into large varieties of structures that combine light manipulation with mechanical protection or water repellency.
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Bioinspired polymeric woods.
Zhi-Long Yu,Ning Yang,LiChuan Zhou,Zhi-Yuan Ma,YinBo Zhu,Yuyang Lu,Bing Qin,Wei-Yi Xing,Tao Ma,Si-Cheng Li,Huai-Ling Gao,HengAn Wu,Shu-Hong Yu +12 more
TL;DR: A novel strategy for large-scale fabrication of a family of bioinspired polymeric woods with similar polyphenol matrix materials, wood-like cellular microstructures, and outstanding comprehensive performance by a self-assembly and thermocuring process of traditional resins is demonstrated.
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Growth of the plant cell wall
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Nature’s hierarchical materials
Peter Fratzl,Richard Weinkamer +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the basic principles involved in designing hierarchical biological materials, such as cellular and composite architectures, adapative growth and as well as remodeling, are discussed, and examples that are found to utilize these strategies include wood, bone, tendon, and glass sponges.
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Biological materials: Structure and mechanical properties
TL;DR: In this article, the basic building blocks are described, starting with the 20 amino acids and proceeding to polypeptides, polysaccharides, and polyprotein-saccharide.