A multiscale study on the structural and mechanical properties of the luffa sponge from Luffa cylindrica plant

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1332-1339

  Chen, Qiang ^a   Shi, Quan ^a   Gorb, Stanislav N ^b   Li, Zhiyong ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological material; Biomimetics; Cellular material; Foam; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMIMETICS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CORE SAMPLES; ELASTIC MODULI; FIBERS; FOAMS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; WOOD;

CELLULAR MATERIAL; COMPRESSIVE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; COMPRESSIVE STRESS STRAINS; HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATIONS; MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY; SCANNING ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPES; STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIP;

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

LIGNIN;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; LUFFA AEGYPTIACA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

COMPOSITES; FIBERS; FOAM; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; WOOD;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL; BIOMIMETICS; CELLULAR MATERIAL; FOAM; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ABSORPTION; BIOMIMETICS; CELLULOSE; ELASTIC MODULUS; LIGNIN; LUFFA; POLYSACCHARIDES; POROSITY; PRESSURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84896447778     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.02.010     Document Type: Article

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