Multiscale toughening mechanisms in biological materials and bioinspired designs

W Huang, D Restrepo, JY Jung, FY Su, Z Liu… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Biological materials found in Nature such as nacre and bone are well recognized as light‐
weight, strong, and tough structural materials. The remarkable toughness and damage …

Biopolymer nanofibrils: Structure, modeling, preparation, and applications

S Ling, W Chen, Y Fan, K Zheng, K Jin, H Yu… - Progress in polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biopolymer nanofibrils exhibit exceptional mechanical properties with a unique combination
of strength and toughness, while also presenting biological functions that interact with the …

Origin, structure, and composition of the spider major ampullate silk fiber revealed by genomics, proteomics, and single-cell and spatial transcriptomics

S Sonavane, S Hassan, U Chatterjee, L Soler… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Spiders produce nature's toughest fiber using renewable components at ambient
temperatures and with water as solvent, making it highly interesting to replicate for the …

Uncovering the structure–function relationship in spider silk

JL Yarger, BR Cherry, A Van Der Vaart - Nature Reviews Materials, 2018 - nature.com
All spiders produce protein-based biopolymer fibres that we call silk. The most studied of
these silks is spider dragline silk, which is very tough and relatively abundant compared with …

Modeling and design of heterogeneous hierarchical bioinspired spider web structures using deep learning and additive manufacturing

W Lu, NA Lee, MJ Buehler - Proceedings of the National …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Spider webs are incredible biological structures, comprising thin but strong silk filament and
arranged into complex hierarchical architectures with striking mechanical properties (eg …

Biological materials: functional adaptations and bioinspired designs

PY Chen, J McKittrick, MA Meyers - Progress in Materials Science, 2012 - Elsevier
Biological materials are typically multifunctional but many have evolved to optimize a chief
mechanical function. These functions include impact or fracture resistance, armor and …

Nonlinear material behaviour of spider silk yields robust webs

SW Cranford, A Tarakanova, NM Pugno, MJ Buehler - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Natural materials are renowned for exquisite designs that optimize function, as illustrated by
the elasticity of blood vessels, the toughness of bone and the protection offered by nacre …

Molecular and nanostructural mechanisms of deformation, strength and toughness of spider silk fibrils

A Nova, S Keten, N Pugno, A Redaelli, M Buehler - Nature Precedings, 2010 - nature.com
Spider silk is one of the strongest, most extensible and toughest biological materials known,
exceeding the properties of many engineered materials including steel. Silks feature a …

The role of mechanics in biological and bio-inspired systems

P Egan, R Sinko, PR LeDuc, S Keten - Nature communications, 2015 - nature.com
Natural systems frequently exploit intricate multiscale and multiphasic structures to achieve
functionalities beyond those of man-made systems. Although understanding the chemical …

Multiscale modeling at the interface of molecular mechanics and natural language through attention neural networks

MJ Buehler - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Humans are continually bombarded with massive amounts of data. To deal with
this influx of information, we use the concept of attention in order to perceive the most …