Multiscale designs of the chitinous nanocomposite of beetle horn towards an enhanced biomechanical functionality

doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.12.028

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	Multiscale designs of the chitinous nanocomposite of beetle horn towards an enhanced biomechanical functionality
	Zhang, Jian 1,2; Tan, Guoqi 2,3; Zhang, Mingyang 2,3; Jiao, Da 2; Zhu, Yankun 2; Wang, Shaogang 2; Liu, Zengqian 2,3; Liu, Dexue 1; Zhang, Zhefeng 2,3
通讯作者	Liu, Zengqian(zengqianliu@imr.ac.cn) ; Liu, Dexue(dxliu@lut.cn) ; Zhang, Zhefeng(zhfzhang@imr.ac.cn)
	2019-03-01
发表期刊	JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS
ISSN	1751-6161
卷号	91 页码:278-286
摘要	Operating mainly as a type of weapon, the beetle horn develops an impressive mechanical efficiency based on chitinous materials to maximize the injury to opponent and simultaneously minimize the damage to itself and underlying brain under stringent loading conditions. Here the cephalic horn of the beetle Allomyrina dichotoma is probed using multiscale characterization combined with finite element simulations to explore the origins of its biomechanical functionality from the perspective of materials science. The horn is revealed to be highly regulated from the macroscopic shape, geometry, and connection with the body to the meso- and microscopic architecture, moisture content, and chemical and structural characteristics. Varying kinds of gradients are integrated at all length-scales. Such designs are demonstrated to benefit the mechanical performance by mitigating stress concentrations, retarding crack propagation, and modulating local properties to better adapt to stress. Enhanced rigidity, robustness and stability are additionally generated from the constrained flexibility endowed by the nanocomposite plywood structure through the reorientation of chitin nanofibrils within the proteinaceous matrix. These findings shed light on the intriguing materials-design strategies of nature in creating synergy of offence and persistence. They may even offer inspiration for the synthesis of high-performance materials and structures, in particular beams to resist bending and torsion.
关键词	Biomechanics Gradient Structural hierarchy Nanocomposite Plywood structure
资助者	National Natural Science Foundation of China
DOI	10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.12.028
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[51871216] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[51331007]
WOS研究方向	Engineering ; Materials Science
WOS类目	Engineering, Biomedical ; Materials Science, Biomaterials
WOS记录号	WOS:000458942100032
出版者	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
引用统计	被引频次：10[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.imr.ac.cn/handle/321006/131997
专题	中国科学院金属研究所
通讯作者	Liu, Zengqian; Liu, Dexue; Zhang, Zhefeng
作者单位	1.Lanzhou Univ Technol, State Key Lab Adv Nonferrous Mat, Lanzhou 730050, Gansu, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Met Res, Mat Fatigue & Fracture Div, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, Peoples R China 3.Univ Sci & Technol China, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, Hefei 230026, Anhui, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhang, Jian,Tan, Guoqi,Zhang, Mingyang,et al. Multiscale designs of the chitinous nanocomposite of beetle horn towards an enhanced biomechanical functionality[J]. JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS,2019,91:278-286.
APA	Zhang, Jian.,Tan, Guoqi.,Zhang, Mingyang.,Jiao, Da.,Zhu, Yankun.,...&Zhang, Zhefeng.(2019).Multiscale designs of the chitinous nanocomposite of beetle horn towards an enhanced biomechanical functionality.JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS,91,278-286.
MLA	Zhang, Jian,et al."Multiscale designs of the chitinous nanocomposite of beetle horn towards an enhanced biomechanical functionality".JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS 91(2019):278-286.