Large characteristic lengths in 3D chiral elastic metamaterials
Chiral mechanical metamaterials enable unusual effects, such as coupling between strain and twist. Here, manufactured microstructured samples with >105 chiral unit cells exhibit large characteristic lengths, in agreement with analytical and numerical modelling and micropolar continuum elasticity.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Communications Materials |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-020-00107-w |