Access to clean water is a fundamental problem that has been emphasized by the United Nations and World Health Organization. Water is one of the vital necessities for humans to …
Y Nian, S Wan, M Avcar, R Yue, M Li - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2023 - Elsevier
The current study introduces a novel class of bio-inspired and 3D-printed metastructures called functionally graded lattice metamaterial beams (FGLBs). These lightweight lattice …
Bionic multifunctional structural materials that are lightweight, strong, and perceptible have shown great promise in sports, medicine, and aerospace applications. However, smart …
D Krapež Tomec, M Kariž - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polymers filled with natural-based fillers have shown growing demand/interest in recent years, including in additive manufacturing. Like most natural fillers in 3D printing, wood …
Highly crosslinked multifunctional epoxy resins are commonly brittle. Thermoplastic toughening agents have been used to improve the fracture toughness of crosslinked epoxy …
Cellulose Nanofibers (CNF) are excellent reinforcement agents for biomedical resins in VPP 3D printing. However, the impact of process parameters on CQIs of VPP-fabricated …
R Wang, H Ye, J Cheng, H Li, P Zhu, B Li, R Fan… - Additive …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ceramic materials have high mechanical strength and exceptional environmental stability, but are suboptimal for structural applications due to their inherent brittleness and low …
Nacreous architecture has a good combination of toughness and modulus, which can be mimicked at the micron to submicron level using 3D printing to resolve the demand in …
Fish scale inspired materials and structures can provide advanced mechanical properties and functionalities. These materials, inspired by fish scales, take the form of either composite …