A study of a bio-inspired impact resistant carbon fiber laminate with a sinusoidal helicoidal structure in the mandibles of trap-jaw ants

Zhao, Shicai; Yin, Xiaoming; Zhang, Deyuan

doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2023.07.047

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“…For example, a fiber composite laminate incorporating a sinusoidal helicoidal structure is obtained, enhancing impact resistance and damage tolerance, and drawing inspiration from the impact area of dactyl clubs. [ 43 ] Overall, those previous reports have demonstrated that biomimetic structural design is an effective strategy for enhancing the mechanical properties of synthetic materials.…”

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A Bioinspired Design of Protective Al₂O₃/Polyurethane Hierarchical Composite Film Through Layer‐By‐Layer Deposition

Zhong,

Wen,

et al. 2024

Advanced Science

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Structural materials such as ceramics, metals, and carbon fiber‐reinforced plastics (CFRP) are frequently threatened by large compressive and impact forces. Energy absorption layers, i.e., polyurethane and silicone foams with excellent damping properties, are applied on the surfaces of different substrates to absorb energy. However, the amount of energy dissipation and penetration resistance are limited in commercial polyurethane foams. Herein, a distinctive nacre‐like architecture design strategy is proposed by integrating hard porous ceramic frameworks and flexible polyurethane buffers to improve energy absorption and impact resistance. Experimental investigations reveal the bioinspired designs exhibit optimized hardness, strength, and modulus compared to that of polyurethane. Due to the multiscale energy dissipation mechanisms, the resulting normalized absorbed energy (≈8.557 MJ m−3) is ≈20 times higher than polyurethane foams under 50% quasi‐static compression. The bioinspired composites provide superior protection for structural materials (CFRP, glass, and steel), surpassing polyurethane films under impact loadings. It is shown CFRP coated with the designed materials can withstand more than ten impact loadings (in energy of 10 J) without obvious damage, which otherwise delaminates after a single impact. This biomimetic design strategy holds the potential to offer valuable insights for the development of lightweight, energy‐absorbent, and impact‐resistant materials.

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A Bioinspired Design of Protective Al₂O₃/Polyurethane Hierarchical Composite Film Through Layer‐By‐Layer Deposition

Zhong,

Wen,

et al. 2024

Advanced Science

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“…[27,28] The mechanical and fracture properties of different fish scale structures have been systematically studied. [29][30][31][32] Based on the structures, a series of hard materials with periodic helicoidal stacking structures were studied, [31][32][33][34][35] trying to transplant these structures into synthetic materials. However, hard materials have poor deformability, which greatly limits their application.…”

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Transparent and Soft Crack‐Resistant Bouligand Elastomers Inspired by Fish Scales

Shu,

Teng,

Zhang

et al. 2023

Macromol. Rapid Commun.

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Nature with its abundant source offers numerous inspirations for structural and engineering designs. The oriented membranes stacked with bouligand structures in the fish scales show an outstanding combination of high strength and crack‐resistance. Although the applications of hard biomimetic composites have been reported, the structures have not been utilized in soft materials. Inspired by the scales of various fishes, we use and stack electrospun membranes to fabricate bouligand elastomers, including orthogonal‐plywood, single‐bouligand, and double‐bouligand structures. We systematically investigated the effects of different structures on the properties of elastomers and explained possible mechanism using finite element analysis. The stiffness and fatigue characteristics of these biomimetic elastomers with the above structures were improved compared with the original membranes, especially the elastomers with a single‐bouligand structure, which can undergo 5000 cycles at a maximum strain of 35% without complete failure. The crack only propagates to half of the width of the elastomer with a remaining strength of 50% of its original strength. Moreover, the mechanical performance can be adjusted by regulating the proportion of the components. The excellent crack‐resistant properties and transparency promote its various potential applications.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved

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Synergistic strengthening mechanism of bio-helical unidirectional-basalt/weave-carbon fiber hybrid composite laminates subjected to quasi-static penetration

Yang,

Ren,

Han

et al. 2024

Aerospace Science and Technology

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A study of a bio-inspired impact resistant carbon fiber laminate with a sinusoidal helicoidal structure in the mandibles of trap-jaw ants

Cited by 4 publications

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A Bioinspired Design of Protective Al₂O₃/Polyurethane Hierarchical Composite Film Through Layer‐By‐Layer Deposition

A Bioinspired Design of Protective Al₂O₃/Polyurethane Hierarchical Composite Film Through Layer‐By‐Layer Deposition

Transparent and Soft Crack‐Resistant Bouligand Elastomers Inspired by Fish Scales

Synergistic strengthening mechanism of bio-helical unidirectional-basalt/weave-carbon fiber hybrid composite laminates subjected to quasi-static penetration

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A study of a bio-inspired impact resistant carbon fiber laminate with a sinusoidal helicoidal structure in the mandibles of trap-jaw ants

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A Bioinspired Design of Protective Al2O3/Polyurethane Hierarchical Composite Film Through Layer‐By‐Layer Deposition

A Bioinspired Design of Protective Al2O3/Polyurethane Hierarchical Composite Film Through Layer‐By‐Layer Deposition

Transparent and Soft Crack‐Resistant Bouligand Elastomers Inspired by Fish Scales

Synergistic strengthening mechanism of bio-helical unidirectional-basalt/weave-carbon fiber hybrid composite laminates subjected to quasi-static penetration

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A Bioinspired Design of Protective Al₂O₃/Polyurethane Hierarchical Composite Film Through Layer‐By‐Layer Deposition

A Bioinspired Design of Protective Al₂O₃/Polyurethane Hierarchical Composite Film Through Layer‐By‐Layer Deposition