Flexible design in the stomatopod dactyl club

• Main Authors: Christensen, Thorbjørn Erik Køppen, Chua, Isaiah Jia Qing, Wittig, Nina Kølln, Jørgensen, Mads Ry Vogel, Kantor, Innokenty, Thomsen, Jesper Skovhus, Miserez, Ali, Birkedal, Henrik
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Biomineralization; Stomatopods
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169443
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The stomatopod is a fascinating animal that uses its weaponized appendage dactyl clubs for breaking mollusc shells. Dactyl clubs are a well studied example of biomineralized hierarchical structures. Most research has focused on the regions close to the action, namely the impact region and surface co...