Design and mechanical properties of insect cuticle

Arthropod Structure and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 187-199

  Vincent, Julian F V ^a   Wegst, Ulrike G K ^b  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chitin; Cuticle; Fibrous composite material; Hardness; Material property charts; Materials selection; Protein; Stiffness; Strength; Toughness

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER; CHITIN; POLYMER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOENGINEERING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CUTICLE; DENSITY; ELASTICITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FATIGUE; FLY; FORELIMB; FRACTURE; HARDNESS; HINDLIMB; HYDROPHOBICITY; JOINT FUNCTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; RIGIDITY; STRENGTH; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER CONTENT; YOUNG MODULUS;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 3242809091     PISSN: 14678039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2004.05.006     Document Type: Article

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