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Biomimetic Anisotropic Reinforcement Architectures by Electrically Assisted Nanocomposite 3D Printing
Author(s) -
Yang Yang,
Chen Zeyu,
Song Xuan,
Zhang Zhuofeng,
Zhang Jun,
Shung K. Kirk,
Zhou Qifa,
Chen Yong
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201605750
Subject(s) - materials science , nanocomposite , carbon nanotube , composite material , anisotropy , meniscus , 3d printing , nanotechnology , biomimetics , physics , incidence (geometry) , quantum mechanics , optics
Biomimetic architectures with Bouligand‐type carbon nanotubes are fabricated by an electrically assisted 3D‐printing method. The enhanced impact resistance is attributed to the energy dissipation by the rotating anisotropic layers. This approach is used to mimic the collagen‐fiber alignment in the human meniscus to create a reinforced artificial meniscus with circumferentially and radially aligned carbon nanotubes.