Abstract: Staggered architectures widely seen in load-bearing biological materials provide not only excellent supporting functions resisting static loading but also brilliant protecting functions attenuating the dynamic impact. ...

Abstract: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been shown owning extraordinary mechanical properties for decades, but to date, their wide application as load-bearing structural materials has not been realized mainly due to the critical ...

Abstract: One of the most crucial functionalities of loadbearing biological materials such as shell and bone is to protect their interior organs from damage and fracture arising from external dynamic impacts. However, how this class ...