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Research Highlight

New engineering insights from investigating structure-function relationships in biological hard tissues

Parametric modeling of laminated composites


Uncovering nature's design strategies through parametric modeling, multi‐material 3D printing, and mechanical testing


Simon Frølich, James C Weaver, Mason N Dean, Henrik Birkedal


Advanced Engineering Materials19 (6), e201600848

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Multi-scale periodic ceramic lattice structures A damage-tolerant, dual-scale, single-crystalline microlattice in the knobby starfish, Protoreaster nodosus Ting Yang, Hongshun Chen, Zian Jia, Zhifei Deng, Liuni Chen, Emily M Peterman, James C Weaver, Ling Li Science 375 (658), 647-652Biomin_files/3DPAM_2023.pdf
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Real-time 3D imaging of living biological surfaces Imaging biological surface topography in situ and in vivo Dylan K Wainwright, George V Lauder, James C Weaver Methods in Ecology and Evolution 8 (11), 1626-1638Biomin_files/3DPAM_2023_2.pdf
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Identification of the first naturally occurring biological thermoplastic Microstructural and biochemical characterization of the nanoporous sucker rings from Dosidicus gigas Ali Miserez, James C Weaver, Peter B Pedersen, Todd Schneeberk, Roger T Hanlon, David Kisailus, Henrik Birkedal Advanced Materials 21 (4) 401-406Biomin_files/3DPAM_2023_4.pdf
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From biology to biomedicine: Filling voids in the soft materials landscape Biological materials and molecular biomimetics–filling up the empty soft materials space for tissue engineering applications Ali Miserez, James C Weaver, Ovijit Chaudhuri Journal of Materials Chemistry B 3 (1), 13-24Biomin_files/3DPAM_2023_6.pdf
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Parametric design of shape-accommodating protective armors 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 Nature Communications 10 (1), 1-13Biomin_files/3DPAM_2023_8.pdf
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Tough structurally colored biological ceramics A highly conspicuous mineralized composite photonic architecture in the translucent shell of the blue-rayed limpet Ling Li, Stefan Kolle, James C Weaver, Christine Ortiz, Joanna Aizenberg, Mathias Kolle Nature Communications 6 Biomin_files/3DPAM_2023_10.pdf
Ultra tough ceramic composites under high-speed loading regimes The stomatopod dactyl club: A formidable damage-tolerant biological hammer James C Weaver, Garrett W Milliron, Ali Miserez, Kenneth Evans-Lutterodt, Steven Herrera, Isaias Gallana, William J Mershon, Brook Swanson, Pablo Zavattieri, Elaine DiMasi, David Kisailus Science 336 (6086): 1275-1280 Biomin_files/3DPAM_2023_11.pdf
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