Limpet teeth microstructure unites auxeticity with extreme strength and high stiffness

• Main Authors: Oh, Sang Ho, Kim, Jin-Kyung, Liu, Yue, Wurmshuber, Michael, Peng, Xiang-Long, Seo, Jinsol, Jeong, Jiwon, Wang, Zhen, Wilmers, Jana, Soyarslan, Celal, Kim, Jongil, Kittiwirayanon, Boonsita, Jeong, Jeehun, Kim, Hyo-Jeong, Huh, Yang Hoon, Kiener, Daniel, Bargmann, Swantje, Gao, Huajian
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Biomimetics; Iron Oxides
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168696
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Materials displaying negative Poisson's ratio, referred to as auxeticity, have been found in nature and created in engineering through various structural mechanisms. However, uniting auxeticity with high strength and high stiffness has been challenging. Here, combining in situ nanomechanical te...