Bio-inspired Compliance Grading Motif of Mortar in Nacreous Materials

Bio-inspired Compliance Grading Motif of Mortar in Nacreous Materials

J. Ubaid, B. L. Wardle and S. Kumar

The study demonstrates through experiments (enabled via multi-material additive manufacturing) and computations that compliance grading motifs in the mortar of nacre with optimal spatial gradients, apart from the bulk property mismatch between the brick and mortar and periodic architecture, can allow nacreous materials to be engineered with strong, tough, and damage tolerant properties. For more details, visit the link below.

https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c08181

Keywords: nacre, additive manufacturing, spatial material grading, bio-inspired materials, biomimicry