Smart body armor inspired by flow in bone

Smart Structures and Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-228

  Knothe Tate, Melissa Louise ^a,b  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio inspired design; Body armor; Bone; Flow directing material; Load induced fluid flow; Mechanoactive materials; Multiscale structure and function; Smart material

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; BIOMIMETICS; BONE; FLOW OF FLUIDS; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; MANUFACTURE;

BIO-INSPIRED DESIGNS; BODY ARMORS; INDUCED FLUID FLOW; MECHANOACTIVE MATERIAL; MULTI-SCALE STRUCTURES;

ARMOR;

EID: 79953076771     PISSN: 17381584     EISSN: 17381991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sss.2011.7.3.223     Document Type: Article

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