Lamellar architectures in stiff biomaterials may not always be templates for enhancing toughness in composites

Nacre is a biological composite whose architecture greatly enhances its toughness. Here, the authors report on the toughness enhancement in the spicules of a marine sponge. The spicules display similar architecture to nacre; however, their architecture does not lead to similar toughness enhancement.

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Main Authors: Michael A. Monn, Kaushik Vijaykumar, Sayaka Kochiyama, Haneesh Kesari
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/79e53dc1aea04eef8f73da40c8b629b0
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