Hierarchical Dragonfly Wing: Microstructure-Biomechanical Behavior Relations

Journal of Bionic Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 185-191

  Chen, Yinglong ^a   Wang, Xishu ^a   Ren, Huaihui ^a   Yin, Hang ^b   Jia, Su ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Beijing Aeronautical Engineering Technology Center   (China)

Author keywords

Biomechanical behavior; Dragonfly wing; Hierarchical structure; Longitudinal vein; Membrane

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES (ESEM); GROWTH ORIENTATIONS; HIERARCHICAL LEVEL; HIERARCHICAL MATERIALS; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; LONGITUDINAL VEIN; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MICRO-SCALES; MULTI-LAYERED STRUCTURE; NANO-FIBRILS; PROTEIN LAYERS; SECOND LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84862076433     PISSN: 16726529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1672-6529(11)60114-5     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Ji BH, Gao HJ Mechanical properties of nanostructure of biological materials. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 2004, 52:1963-1990.
2. Weiner S, Wagner HD The material bone: Structure-Mechanical function relations. Annual Review Material Science 1998, 28:271-298.
3. Menig R, Meyers MH, Meyers MA, Vecchio KS Quasi-static and dynamic mechanical response of Haliotis rufescens (abalone) shells. Acta Materialia 2000, 48:2383-2398.
4. Zhou P, Kong XQ, Wu CW, Chen Z The novel mechanical property of tongue of a woodpecker. Journal of Bionic Engineering 2009, 6:214-218.
5. Fratzl P, Weinkamer R Nature's hierarchical materials. Progress in Materials Science 2007, 52:1263-1334.
6. Wang XS, Li Y, Shi YF Effects of sandwich microstructures on mechanical behaviors of dragonfly wing vein. Composites Science Technology 2008, 68:186-192.
7. Zhao HX, Yin YJ, Zhong Z Nano fibrous multilayered composites in pterostigma of dragonfly. Chinese Science Bulletin (Chinese Ver) 2010, 55:1856-1858. (in Chinese).
8. Chen YL, Wang XS, Ren HH, Li XD An organic junction between the vein and membrane of the dragonfly wing. Chinese Science Bulletin 2011, 56:1658-1660.
9. Song F, Xiao KW, Bai K, Bai YL Microstructure and nanomechanical properties of the wing membrane of dragonfly. Material Science and Engineering: A 2007, 457:254-260.
10. Ennos AR The importance of torsion in the design of insect wings. Journal of Experimental Biology 1988, 140:137-160.
11. Sane SP The aerodynamics of insect flight. Journal of Experimental Biology 2003, 206:4191-4208.
12. Fabritius HO, Sachs C, Triguero PR, Raabe D Influence of structural principles on the mechanics of a biological fiber-based composite material with hierachical organization: The exoskeleton of the lobster Homarus americanus. Advanced Materials 2009, 21:391-400.
13. Fischer H, Polikarpov I, Craievich AF Average protein density is a molecular-weight-dependent function. Protein Science 2004, 13:2825-2828.
14. Ellington CP The aerodynamics of hovering insect flight. IV. Aeorodynamic mechanisms. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London: B 1984, 305:79-113.
15. Bergou AJ, Ristroph L, Guckenheimer J, Cohen I, Wang ZJ Fruit flies modulate passive wing pitching to generate in-flight turns. Physical Review Letters 2010, 104:148101.