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Exoskeletons: AFM Identification of Beetle Exocuticle: Bouligand Structure and Nanofiber Anisotropic Elastic Properties (Adv. Funct. Mater. 6/2017)
Author(s) -
Yang Ruiguo,
Zaheri Alireza,
Gao Wei,
Hayashi Cheryl,
Espinosa Horacio D.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201770031
Subject(s) - materials science , exoskeleton , nanofiber , anisotropy , nanoscopic scale , arthropod cuticle , fiber , composite material , nanotechnology , optics , ecology , physics , insect , biology
Horacio D. Espinosa and co‐workers present a nanoscale experimental – theoretical methodology to reveal the hierarchical structure and properties of the exoskeleton of arthropods in article number 1603993. As a case study, they characterize the helicoidal fiber structure present in the beetle's elytra and identify the fiber anisotropic elastic constants.