3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020
Nanofibril-mediated Fracture Resistance of Bone
Ottman A. Tertuliano, Bryce W. Edwards, Lucas R. Meza +2
Natural hard composites like human bone possess a combination of strength and toughness that exceeds that of their constituents and of many engineered composites. This augmentation…
physics.optics2019
Structural Color 3D Printing By Shrinking Photonic Crystals
Yejing Liu, Hao Wang, Jinfa Ho +9
The rings, spots and stripes found on some butterflies, Pachyrhynchus weevils, and many chameleons are notable examples of natural organisms employing photonic crystals to produce…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2008
Strain rate effects in the mechanical response of polymer anchored carbon nanotube foams
A. Misra, J. R. Greer, C. Daraio
Super-compressible foam-like carbon nanotube films have been reported to exhibit highly nonlinear viscoelastic behaviour in compression similar to soft tissue. Their unique combina…