Nanomechanical properties of wing membrane layers in the house cricket (Acheta domesticus Linnaeus)

Many insect wings change shape dynamically during the wingbeat cycle, and these deformations have the potential to confer energetic and aerodynamic benefits during flight. Due to the lack of musculature within the wing itself, the changing form of the wing is determined primarily by its passive resp...

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Main Authors: Sample, Caitlin S., Xu, Alan K., Swartz, Sharon M., Gibson, Lorna
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Elsevier 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/102326
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0464-9379
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7559-7815