Bioinspired hierarchical composites

• Main Author: Kathirvel Periasamy
• Other Authors: Hortense Le Ferrand
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials::Material testing and characterization; Engineering::Materials::Composite materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153038
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Tendons play an important role in the human body. While injuries to these soft tissues are highly common, recovery is often slow due to the poor healing ability of the tissues. To effectively create a material which can replace tendons, it should also mimic the self-healing properties and hierarchic...