Separating the influence of the cortex and foam on the mechanical properties of porcupine quills

Lightweight thin cylinders filled with a foam have applications as collapsible energy absorbers for crashworthy and flotation applications. The local buckling compressive strength and Young’s modulus are dependent on material and geometrical properties. Porcupine quills have a thin cortex filled wit...

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Published in:	Acta biomaterialia Vol. 9; no. 11; pp. 9065 - 9074
Main Authors:	Yang, Wen, McKittrick, Joanna
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2013
Subjects:	absorption anatomy & histology Animal Structures Animal Structures - cytology Animal Structures - physiology Animal Structures - ultrastructure Animals Biomechanical Phenomena biomimetics Buckling Cell Size Compressive Strength Cortex crushing cytology deformation energy Energy absorption Foam foams mechanical properties physiology Porcupine quills Porcupines Porcupines - anatomy & histology prediction Stress, Mechanical ultrastructure Porcupine quills Foam Buckling Energy absorption Cortex
ISSN:	1742-7061, 1878-7568, 1878-7568
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