Mechanics-based analysis of selected features of the exoskeletal microstructure of Popillia japonica

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3253-3267

  Cheng, Liang ^a   Wang, Liyun ^a   Karlsson, Anette M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPOSITE; CHITIN FIBERS; CROSS-PLY; FIBER ORIENTATIONS; HELICOIDAL STRUCTURE; IN-PLANE; INTERFACIAL FRACTURE RESISTANCE; INTERFACIAL STRENGTH; LAYERED MICROSTRUCTURE; LOAD-BEARING; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; ORTHOGONAL STRUCTURES; PROTEIN LAYERS; STACKING SEQUENCE;

CHITIN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE;

STRESSES;

EID: 70450140411     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2009.0409     Document Type: Article

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