Skin and scales of teleost fish: Simple structure but high performance and multiple functions

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 66-76

  Vernerey, Franck J ^a   Barthelat, Francois ^b  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Modeling; Structure property relation; Thin films; Thin shells

Indexed keywords

ARMOR; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMATERIALS; FISH; FLEXIBLE DISPLAYS; MODELS; THIN FILMS;

COMPRESSIVE RESPONSE; GEOMETRIC CONSTRAINT; MORPHING STRUCTURES; NON-LINEAR STIFFENING; PENETRATION RESISTANCES; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATION; THIN SHELLS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 84925113372     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2014.01.005     Document Type: Article

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