Macro-/Micro-Structures of Elytra, Mechanical Properties of the Biomaterial and the Coupling Strength Between Elytra in Beetles

Journal of Bionic Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-12

  Dai, Zhendong ^a   Yang, Zhixiang ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

Author keywords

beetle; coupling force; elytra; mechanical properties of biomaterial

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BODYWEIGHT; COUPLING STRENGTHS; ELYTRA; EPICUTICLE; GEOMETRIC STRUCTURE; LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURE DESIGNS; LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION; LONGITUDINAL SECTION; MECHANICAL PARAMETERS; SEM; SEM IMAGE; STRUCTURED FIBERS; SURFACE TEXTURES; TESTING MACHINE;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; HARDNESS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; SURFACE STRUCTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77950266378     PISSN: 16726529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1672-6529(09)60187-6     Document Type: Article

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