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Silk Materials: Hierarchical Structure of Silk Materials Versus Mechanical Performance and Mesoscopic Engineering Principles (Small 51/2019)
Author(s) -
Qiu Wu,
Patil Aniruddha,
Hu Fan,
Liu Xiang Yang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201970280
Subject(s) - silk , mesoscopic physics , polymer science , pagoda , materials science , composite material , mathematics , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics
This cover design is inspired by an ancient Chinese myth of “Fuxi & Nvwa”. Herein, two silkworms are bundled together under mulberry trees. The left and right silkworms represent the structure and mechanical performance of silk materials, respectively. The five‐storied pagoda suggests the five‐level structure and the entanglement emphasizes the fact that hierarchical structures are highly correlated to mechanical performance. In article number 1903948, Xiang Yang Liu and co‐workers review five levels of hierarchical structures associated with the mechanical performance of silk materials.