[HTML][HTML] Active interlocking metasurfaces enabled by shape memory alloys

A Elsayed, T Guleria, KC Atli, O Bolmin, B Young… - Materials & Design, 2024 - Elsevier
Interlocking metasurfaces (ILMs) are a newly developed joining technology that relies on
arrays of interlocking features that transmit force and constrain motion between adjoining …

Optimized design of interlocking metasurfaces

NK Brown, B Young, B Clark, O Bolmin, BL Boyce… - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Interlocking metasurfaces (ILMs) are a new class of mechanical metasurfaces built from
architected arrays of interlocking features that can serve as a nonpermanent, robust joining …

Extrusion-Based Additive Manufacturing-Driven Design and Testing of the Snapping Interlocking Metasurface Mechanism ShroomLock

P Gloyer, LN Schek, HL Flöttmann, P Wüst… - Inventions, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study presents the manufacturing process-driven development of an interlocking
metasurface;(ILM) mechanism for fused filament fabrication;(FFF) with a focus on open …

The toughness of interlocking metasurfaces

B Young, R Smith, S Grutzik, B Boyce… - Advanced Engineering …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Interlocking metasurfaces (ILMs) are arrays of autogenous latching unit cells patterned
across a surface. These create structural joints similar to bio‐inspired suture joints but …

Bio-inspired interlocking metasurfaces

O Bolmin, P Noell, B Boyce - Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 2025 - iopscience.iop.org
Interlocking metasurfaces (ILMs) are patterned arrays of mating features that enable the
joining of bodies by constraining motion and transmitting force. They offer an alternative to …

Dissimilar Material Joining via Interlocking Metasurfaces

B Elbrecht, B Young, B Clark, P Noell - Experimental Mechanics, 2024 - Springer
Background The integration of dissimilar materials poses a significant challenge in
engineering, necessitating innovative solutions for robust and reliable joining. Interlocking …

Effects of interface microstructure on adhesion of polyetheretherketone metallized by titanium cold spray

PL Feng, A Takase, S Nutt - Materials Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Titanium powders were cold sprayed onto polyetheretherketone (PEEK) to investigate the
effects of interface microstructure on bonding. Process guidelines to achieve adherent …

Site-Specific Property Informed Interface Design of Multi-Material Laser Powder Bed Fusion

J Griffis, A Masker, J Schreiber… - International …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is a widely used metal additive manufacturing (AM)
method, capable of complex geometry fabrication with high resolution and surface quality …

[PDF][PDF] Dynamic Tailoring of Interlocking Metasurfaces (ILMs)

O Bolmin, N Leathe, J Bishop, P Noell - 2023 - sandia.gov
Nonlinear Mechanics and Dynamics (NOMAD) Research Institute Page 1 Sandia National
Laboratories is a multimission laboratory managed and operated by National Technology & …

Vibration Mitigation in Interlocking Metasurfaces

BL Boyce, P Noell, N Leathe, O Bolmin - Available at SSRN 4750855 - papers.ssrn.com
Interlocking metasurfaces (ILMs) are a class of mechanical metamaterials with patterned
surface features that enable joining oftwo adjacent bodies, serving as an alternative to …