The mechanical response of a homogeneous isotropic linearly elastic material can be fully
characterized by two physical constants, the Young's modulus and the Poisson's ratio, which …

In some soft biological structures such as brain and fat tissues, strong experimental
evidence suggests that the shear modulus increases significantly under increasing …

While plants are primarily sessile at the organismal level, they do exhibit a vast array of
movements at the organ or sub-organ level. These movements can occur for reasons as …

The proverbial “nine lives” of cats are attributed to the capacity of the felines to withstand
jumps and falls from a high-rise without being fatally wounded, and this is due in large part …

Additive Manufacturing (AM) provides an industrially relevant technology for serial
production of complex parts. A layer-wise buildup permits an innovative product design, for …

Materials such as elastomeric foams, lattices, and cellular solids are capable of undergoing
large elastic volume changes. Although many hyperelastic constitutive formulations have …

Felines are generally acknowledged to have natural athletic ability, especially in jumping
and landing. The adage “felines have nine lives” seems applicable when we consider its …

Anatomical organization, genes and metabolic pathways in white, beige and brown adipose
tissues are traced from their invertebrate origins through lower vertebrates to mammals and …

Macroscopic mechanical properties of digitigrade paw pads, such as non-linear elastic and
variable stiffness, have been investigated in previous studies; however, little is known about …

In large deformations, internally pressurised elastic spherical shells and tubes may undergo
a limit-point, or inflation, instability manifested by a rapid transition in which their radii …