Obtaining auxetic and isotropic metamaterials in counterintuitive design spaces: an automated optimization approach and experimental characterization

Abstract Recent advancements in manufacturing, finite element analysis (FEA), and optimization techniques have expanded the design possibilities for metamaterials, including isotropic and auxetic structures, known for applications like energy absorption due to their unique deformation mechanism and...

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Main Authors: Timon Meier, Runxuan Li, Stefanos Mavrikos, Brian Blankenship, Zacharias Vangelatos, M. Erden Yildizdag, Costas P. Grigoropoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Series:npj Computational Materials
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-023-01186-2