Microstructure study of fractured polar bear hair for toughening, strengthening, stiffening designs <i>via</i> energy dissipation and crack deflection mechanisms in materials
Urszula Stachewicz
Abstract
Crack propagation stopping inside the polar bear hair – a microstructure study to design the optimum toughening mechanism in materials.
Topics & Concepts
TougheningStiffeningMicrostructureDissipationMaterials sciencePolarComposite materialDeflection (physics)Fracture mechanicsStructural engineeringToughnessEngineeringOpticsPhysicsAstronomyThermodynamicsCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionSurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicitySilk-based biomaterials and applications