Natural stiffening increases flaw tolerance of biological fibers

Natural stiffening increases flaw tolerance of biological fibers

Many fibers in biomaterials such as tendon, elastin, or silk feature a nonlinear stiffening behavior of the stress-strain relationship, where the rigidity of the material increases severely as the material is being stretched. Here we show that such nonlinear stiffening is beneficial for a fiber'...

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Main Authors: Giesa, Tristan (Contributor), Pugno, Nicola M. (Author), Buehler, Markus J (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Computational Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (Contributor), Buehler, Markus J. (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2013-01-07T21:55:20Z.
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