Beetle forewings: Epitome of the optimal design for lightweight composite materials

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 659-665

  Chen, Jinxiang ^a   Wu, Gang ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Allomyrina dichotoma; Beetle forewing; Biomimetic composite material; Design optimization; Prosopocoilus inclinatus

Indexed keywords

BEETLE FOREWING; BIOMIMETIC COMPOSITES; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DICHOTOMA; PROSOPOCOILUS INCLINATUS;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; OPTIMIZATION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL;

ANIMAL; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; MALE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WING;

ALLOMYRINA DICHOTOMA; COLEOPTERA; PROSOPOCOILUS INCLINATUS;

EID: 84868335493     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.08.061     Document Type: Review

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