Transforming wastes into functional materials: natural cork-based physical structural components and polymers

W Zhai, Y Zhong, M Xu, X Wei, L Cai, C Xia - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
During the transition towards sustainable practices, cork has emerged as a pivotal material.
Its distinctive cellular structure and chemical composition, encompassing suberin, lignin …

From bio-sourced to bio-inspired cellular materials: A review on their mechanical behavior under dynamic loadings

L Le Barbenchon, P Viot - Materials Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Natural cellular materials can be used directly or as a constituent of bio-sourced composites
for industrial applications involving dynamic loadings, usually for the purpose of absorbing …

On the dynamic performance of additively manufactured visco-elastic meta-materials

L Le Barbenchon, M Lißner - Materials Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) has revolutionized the production of structures with tailored
material properties, including elastomer polyurethanes (EPU) which exhibit exceptional …

Influence of the loading regime on the uniaxial compressive behaviour of density graded Citrus Maxima peel

L Le Barbenchon - Materials Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
To conceive more efficient protective structures, it is possible to draw inspiration from natural
structures. However, the origin of the mechanical absorption properties of natural structures …

Cork-based structures in energy absorption applications

MR Sheikhi, Z Xie, J Li - Cork-Based Materials in Engineering: Design and …, 2024 - Springer
The property of energy absorption (EA) is a fundamental principle in engineering structures
to dissipate energy when it impacted with a foreign object or is exposed to an explosion …

Blast Mitigation Properties of Cork Composites

MR Sheikhi, M Hasanzadeh - Guarding with Cork: A Sustainable Solution …, 2024 - Springer
Cellular materials (both natural and artificial) are characterized by their high-energy-
absorbing capacities compared to other materials, making them fit for anti-blast applications …