Bioinspired design of flexible armor based on chiton scales

Matthew Connors; Ting Yang; Ahmed Hosny; Zhifei Deng; Fatemeh Yazdandoost; Hajar Massaadi; Douglas Eernisse; Reza Mirzaeifar; Mason N. Dean; James C. Weaver; Christine Ortiz; Ling Li

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-13215-0

Nature Communications (Dec 2019)

Bioinspired design of flexible armor based on chiton scales

Matthew Connors,
Ting Yang,
Ahmed Hosny,
Zhifei Deng,
Fatemeh Yazdandoost,
Hajar Massaadi,
Douglas Eernisse,
Reza Mirzaeifar,
Mason N. Dean,
James C. Weaver,
Christine Ortiz,
Ling Li

Affiliations

Matthew Connors: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ting Yang: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Ahmed Hosny: Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
Zhifei Deng: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Fatemeh Yazdandoost: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Hajar Massaadi: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Douglas Eernisse: Department of Biological Science, California State University Fullerton
Reza Mirzaeifar: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Mason N. Dean: Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
James C. Weaver: Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University
Christine Ortiz: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ling Li: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13215-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Biology has often served as the inspiration for the design of body armor; one common limitation is the flexibility of the resultant armor. Here, the authors examine the armour of chiton and use the observed design principles to 3D print flexible armor.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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