Fish-inspired flexible protective material systems with anisotropic bending stiffness

Armored fish exoskeletons combine flexibility and protection from predators and territorial attacks. Here, using modeling, 3D printing, and experimental testing, the mechanical origin of anisotropic bending stiffness in fish scale architectures is revealed, providing design guidelines for biomimetic...

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Main Authors:	Katia Zolotovsky, Swati Varshney, Steffen Reichert, Eric M. Arndt, Ming Dao, Mary C. Boyce, Christine Ortiz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:	Communications Materials
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-021-00140-3

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spelling	doaj-809f2d2548084c68b652261084988e672021-03-28T11:17:42ZengNature Publishing GroupCommunications Materials2662-44432021-03-012111010.1038/s43246-021-00140-3Fish-inspired flexible protective material systems with anisotropic bending stiffnessKatia Zolotovsky0Swati Varshney1Steffen Reichert2Eric M. Arndt3Ming Dao4Mary C. Boyce5Christine Ortiz6Department of Architecture and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Architecture and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyArmored fish exoskeletons combine flexibility and protection from predators and territorial attacks. Here, using modeling, 3D printing, and experimental testing, the mechanical origin of anisotropic bending stiffness in fish scale architectures is revealed, providing design guidelines for biomimetics.https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-021-00140-3
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title_short	Fish-inspired flexible protective material systems with anisotropic bending stiffness
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description	Armored fish exoskeletons combine flexibility and protection from predators and territorial attacks. Here, using modeling, 3D printing, and experimental testing, the mechanical origin of anisotropic bending stiffness in fish scale architectures is revealed, providing design guidelines for biomimetics.
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Fish-inspired flexible protective material systems with anisotropic bending stiffness

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