Micaela Antonini

Jul 27, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Chelsea Fox |Kyle Chen |Tommaso Magrini |Micaela Antonini

1 Introduction Nature provides many examples of materials with desirable mechanical properties, such as high strength,[1-5] high toughness,[4, 6-8] and high impact resistance.[2, 9-12] Some of these materials are periodic, like nacre,[1, 4] conch shells,[13] and beetle wings,[5] while others have irregular structures, like trabecular bone[2, 9, 10] and citrus pericarp.[14, 15] However, periodic bioinspired materials are more widely studied than irregular materials, as they are more easily...