Toughening mechanisms of the elytra of the diabolical ironclad beetle
Jesus Rivera, Maryam Sadat Hosseini, David Restrepo, Satoshi Murata, Drago Vasile, Dilworth Y. Parkinson, Harold Barnard, Atsushi Arakaki, Pablo Zavattieri, David Kisailus
Topics & Concepts
InterlockingMaterials scienceTougheningToughnessComposite materialDamage toleranceMicrostructureStructural engineeringComposite numberEngineeringColeoptera Taxonomy and DistributionCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionFossil Insects in Amber