Bioinspired, mechanical, deterministic fractal model for hierarchical suture joints

Many biological systems possess hierarchical and fractal-like interfaces and joint structures that bear and transmit loads, absorb energy, and accommodate growth, respiration, and/or locomotion. In this paper, an elastic deterministic fractal composite mechanical model was formulated to quantitative...

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Main Authors: Boyce, Mary Cunningham (Contributor), Li, Yaning (Contributor), Ortiz, Christine (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2012-07-03T13:06:01Z.
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