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physics.app-ph2017★ 52 cited
Durable Bistable Auxetics Made of Rigid Solids
Xiao Shang, Lu Liu, Ahmad Rafsanjani +1
Bistable Auxetic Metamaterials (BAMs) are a class of monolithic perforated periodic structures with negative Poisson's ratio. Under tension, a BAM can expand and reach a second sta…
cond-mat.soft2017★ 124 cited
Hydro-Responsive Curling of the Resurrection Plant Selaginella lepidophylla
Ahmad Rafsanjani, Véronique Brulé, Tamara L. Western +1
The spirally arranged stems of the spikemoss Selaginella lepidophylla, an ancient resurrection plant, compactly curl into a nest-ball shape upon dehydration. Due to its spiral phyl…