Nature-Inspired Hierarchical Steels
Materials can be made strong, but as such they are often brittle and prone to fracture when under stress. Inspired by the exceptionally strong and ductile structure of byssal threads found in certain mussels, we have designed and manufactured a multi-hierarchical steel, based on an inexpensive auste...
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Nature Publishing Group
2018
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118597 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5372-385X |