Biomimetic engineering of shock-absorbing materials inspired by marine snail egg capsule proteins

• Main Author: Fu, Tianpei
• Other Authors: Ali Miserez
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/62333
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The egg capsule from the marine snail Busycotypus canaliculatus is a bioelastomer that possesses unique biomechanical properties. It is highly elastic and relatively stiff in comparison to both synthetic and natural elastomeric materials, and exhibits a remarkable capability to absorb mechanical ene...