Mechanics of composite elasmoid fish scale assemblies and their bioinspired analogues

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 19, Issue , 2013, Pages 75-86

  Browning, Ashley ^a   Ortiz, Christine ^a   Boyce, Mary C ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomimetic; Composite; Fish scale; Natural armor

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE ARCHITECTURES; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FISH SCALE; FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MECHANICS OF MATERIALS; MICROMECHANICAL MODEL; RESISTANCE TO DEFORMATION;

ARMOR; ASPECT RATIO; BENDING (DEFORMATION); BIOMIMETICS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FISH; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TISSUE;

LOADING;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ARTICLE; BIOMIMETICS; COMPOSITE FISH SCALE ASSEMBLY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; TISSUE ENGINEERING; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FISHES; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MINERALS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SKIN; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOOTH;

EID: 84875382099     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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