Structure and mechanical behaviors of protective armored pangolin scales and effects of hydration and orientation

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 56, Issue , 2016, Pages 165-174

  Liu, Z Q ^a   Jiao, D ^a   Weng, Z Y ^a   Zhang, Z F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Bio inspiration; Hierarchical structure; Hydration; Mechanical properties; Orientation; Pangolin scale

Indexed keywords

ARMOR; BUCKLING; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; DEFORMATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); HARDENING; HARDNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICITY; STRAIN HARDENING; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEAR RESISTANCE;

BIO-INSPIRATION; COMPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR; DEFORMATION AND DAMAGES; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; PANGOLIN SCALE; STRAIN-HARDENING CAPACITY; THICKNESS DIRECTION;

HYDRATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HARDNESS; HYDRATION; INTEGUMENT; MATERIALS TESTING; PANGOLIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENSILE STRENGTH; THICKNESS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL STRUCTURES; BIOMECHANICS; MAMMAL; MECHANICS; METABOLISM;

WATER;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HARDNESS; MAMMALS; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER;

EID: 84954120921     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2015.11.013     Document Type: Article

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