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Mechanical properties and structure of Strombus gigas, Tridacna gigas, and Haliotis rufescens sea shells: A comparative study
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In this paper, a comparison of shell properties with respect to the micro-structural architecture and sample orientation was carried out on three types of sea shells: conch, giant clam, and red abalone.About:
This article is published in Materials Science and Engineering: C.The article was published on 2006-09-01. It has received 132 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Haliotis rufescens & Strombus.read more
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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.
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Merger of structure and material in nacre and bone - Perspectives on de novo biomimetic materials
TL;DR: In contrast to synthetic materials, evolutionary developments in biology have resulted in materials with remarkable structural properties, made out of relatively weak constituents, arranged in complex hierarchical patterns as discussed by the authors, which can exhibit superior levels of strength and toughness.
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Biological materials: Functional adaptations and bioinspired designs
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conduct an analysis connecting the structure (nano, micro, meso, and macro) to the mechanical properties important for a specific function, and address how biological systems respond and adapt to external mechanical stimuli.
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Structural Design Elements in Biological Materials: Application to Bioinspiration
TL;DR: Eight structural elements in biological materials are identified as the most common amongst a variety of animal taxa and can serve as a toolbox for rationalizing the complex mechanical behavior of structural biological materials and for systematizing the development of bioinspired designs for structural applications.
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Structure and Mechanical Properties of Selected Biological Materials
Po-Yu Chen,A. Y. M. Lin,Y. S. Lin,Yasuaki Seki,A.G. Stokes,J. Peyras,Eugene A. Olevsky,Marc A. Meyers,Joanna McKittrick +8 more
TL;DR: Recent progress on studies of the abalone and Araguaia river clam shells, arthropod exoskeletons, antlers, tusks, teeth and bird beaks is reported on.
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Mechanical Behavior of Materials
TL;DR: A balanced mechanics-materials approach and coverage of the latest developments in biomaterials and electronic materials, the new edition of this popular text is the most thorough and modern book available for upper-level undergraduate courses on the mechanical behavior of materials as discussed by the authors.
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THE MATERIAL BONE: Structure-Mechanical Function Relations
S. Weiner,Hanoch Daniel Wagner +1 more
TL;DR: The structure-mechanical relations at each of the hierarchical levels of organization are reviewed, highlighting wherever possible both underlying strategies and gaps in the authors' knowledge.
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Mechanical behavior of materials
TL;DR: In this paper, the second-rank tensors of a tensor were modeled as tensors and they were used to model the deformation of polycrystalline materials and their properties.
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The Mechanical Design of Nacre
TL;DR: The tensile strength of mother-of-pearl (nacre) is of the order of 170 MPa (dry) and 140 MPa(wet), values which are best modelled assuming that pullout of the platelets is the main mode of failure as discussed by the authors.