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Darabi A, Long R, Weber JC, Cox LM. Effect of Geometry and Orientation on the Tensile Properties and Failure Mechanisms of Compliant Suture Joints. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:11084-11091. [PMID: 36800520 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c21925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Compliant sutures surrounded by stiff matrices are present in biological armors and carapaces, providing enhanced mechanical performance. Understanding the mechanisms through which these sutured composites achieve outstanding properties is key to developing engineering materials with improved strength and toughness. This article studies the impact of suture geometry and load direction on the performance of suture joints using a two-stage reactive polymer resin that enables facile photopatterning of mechanical heterogeneity within a single polymer network. Compliant sinusoidal sutures with varying geometries are photopatterned into stiff matrices, generating a modulus contrast of 2 orders of magnitude. Empirical relationships are developed connecting suture wavelength and amplitude to composite performance under parallel and perpendicular loading conditions. Results indicate that a greater suture interdigitation broadly improves composite performance when loading is applied perpendicular to suture joints but has deleterious effects when loading is applied parallel to the joint. Investigations into the failure mechanisms under perpendicular loading highlight the interplay between suture geometry and crack growth stability after damage initiation occurs. Our findings could enable a framework for engineering composites and bio-inspired structures in the future.
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Affiliation(s)
- Amir Darabi
- Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Montana State University, 220 Roberts Hall, Bozeman, Montana 59717, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 1111 Engineering Drive, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80305, United States
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- Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Montana State University, 220 Roberts Hall, Bozeman, Montana 59717, United States
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Shelef Y, Uzan AY, Braunshtein O, Bar-On B. Assessing the Interfacial Dynamic Modulus of Biological Composites. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:3428. [PMID: 34205605 PMCID: PMC8234923 DOI: 10.3390/ma14123428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Biological composites (biocomposites) possess ultra-thin, irregular-shaped, energy dissipating interfacial regions that grant them crucial mechanical capabilities. Identifying the dynamic (viscoelastic) modulus of these interfacial regions is considered to be the key toward understanding the underlying structure-function relationships in various load-bearing biological materials including mollusk shells, arthropod cuticles, and plant parts. However, due to the submicron dimensions and the confined locations of these interfacial regions within the biocomposite, assessing their mechanical characteristics directly with experiments is nearly impossible. Here, we employ composite-mechanics modeling, analytical formulations, and numerical simulations to establish a theoretical framework that links the interfacial dynamic modulus of a biocomposite to the extrinsic characteristics of a larger-scale biocomposite segment. Accordingly, we introduce a methodology that enables back-calculating (via simple linear scaling) of the interfacial dynamic modulus of biocomposites from their far-field dynamic mechanical analysis. We demonstrate its usage on zigzag-shaped interfaces that are abundant in biocomposites. Our theoretical framework and methodological approach are applicable to the vast range of biocomposites in natural materials; its essence can be directly employed or generally adapted into analogous composite systems, such as architected nanocomposites, biomedical composites, and bioinspired materials.
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- Yaniv Shelef
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel; (Y.S.); (A.Y.U.); (O.B.)
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel; (Y.S.); (A.Y.U.); (O.B.)
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel; (Y.S.); (A.Y.U.); (O.B.)
- Nuclear Research Center-Negev, P.O. Box 9001, Beer-Sheva 84190, Israel
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel; (Y.S.); (A.Y.U.); (O.B.)
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Finite element analysis of a ram brain during impact under wet and dry horn conditions. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2021; 119:104400. [PMID: 33893020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In this study, ram impacts at 5.5 m/s are simulated through finite element analysis in order to study the mechanical response of the brain. A calibrated internal state variable inelastic constitutive model was implemented into the finite element code to capture the brain behavior. Also, constitutive models for the horns were calibrated to experimental data from dry and wet horn keratin at low and high strain rates. By investigating responses in the different keratin material states that occur in nature, the bounds of the ram brain response are quantified. An acceleration as high as 607 g's was observed, which is an order of magnitude higher than predicted brain injury threshold values. In the most extreme case, the maximum tensile pressure and maximum shear strains in the ram brain were 245 kPa and 0.28, respectively. Because the rams do not appear to sustain injury, these impacts could give insight to the threshold limits of mechanical loading that can be applied to the brain. Following this motivation, the brain injury metric values found in this research could serve as true injury metrics for human head impacts.
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Liu Z, Zhang Z, Ritchie RO. Interfacial toughening effect of suture structures. Acta Biomater 2020; 102:75-82. [PMID: 31756553 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.11.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 11/02/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Suture interfaces are one of the most common architectural designs in natural material-systems and are critical for ensuring multiple functionalities by providing flexibility while maintaining connectivity. Despite intensive studies on the mechanical role of suture structures, there is still a lack of understanding on the fracture mechanics of suture interfaces in terms of their interactions with impinging cracks. Here we reveal an interfacial toughening effect of suture structures by means of "excluding" cracks away from interfaces based on a dimensionless micro-mechanical model for single-leveled and hierarchical suture interfaces with triangular-shaped suture teeth. The effective stress-intensity driving forces for crack deflection along, versus penetration through, an interface at first impingement and on subsequent kinking are formulated and compared with the corresponding resistances. Quantitative criteria are established for discerning the cracking modes and fracture resistance of suture interfaces with their dependences on sutural tooth sharpness and interfacial toughness clarified. Additionally, the effects of structural hierarchy are elucidated through a consideration of hierarchical suture interfaces with fractal-like geometries. This study may offer guidance for designing bioinspired suture structures, especially for toughening materials where interfaces are a key weakness. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Suture interfaces are one of the most common architectural material designs in biological systems, and are found in a wide range of species including armadillo osteoderms, boxfish armor, pangolin scales and insect cuticles. They are designed to provide flexibility while maintaining connectivity. Despite many studies on the mechanical role of suture structures, there is still little understanding of their role in terms of interactions with impinging cracks. Here we reveal an interfacial toughening effect of suture structures by means of "excluding" cracks away from interfaces based on a dimensionless micro-mechanical model for single-leveled and hierarchical suture interfaces with triangular-shaped suture teeth. Quantitative criteria are established for discerning the cracking mode and fracture resistance of the interfaces with their dependences on sutural tooth sharpness and interfacial toughness clarified.
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Huang W, Restrepo D, Jung JY, Su FY, Liu Z, Ritchie RO, McKittrick J, Zavattieri P, Kisailus D. Multiscale Toughening Mechanisms in Biological Materials and Bioinspired Designs. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1901561. [PMID: 31268207 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201901561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Biological materials found in Nature such as nacre and bone are well recognized as light-weight, strong, and tough structural materials. The remarkable toughness and damage tolerance of such biological materials are conferred through hierarchical assembly of their multiscale (i.e., atomic- to macroscale) architectures and components. Herein, the toughening mechanisms of different organisms at multilength scales are identified and summarized: macromolecular deformation, chemical bond breakage, and biomineral crystal imperfections at the atomic scale; biopolymer fibril reconfiguration/deformation and biomineral nanoparticle/nanoplatelet/nanorod translation, and crack reorientation at the nanoscale; crack deflection and twisting by characteristic features such as tubules and lamellae at the microscale; and structure and morphology optimization at the macroscale. In addition, the actual loading conditions of the natural organisms are different, leading to energy dissipation occurring at different time scales. These toughening mechanisms are further illustrated by comparing the experimental results with computational modeling. Modeling methods at different length and time scales are reviewed. Examples of biomimetic designs that realize the multiscale toughening mechanisms in engineering materials are introduced. Indeed, there is still plenty of room mimicking the strong and tough biological designs at the multilength and time scale in Nature.
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- Wei Huang
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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- Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78249, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, 92093, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, 92093, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Materials Fatigue and Fracture Division, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, 92093, USA
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, 92093, USA
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- Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA
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Byron C, Segreti M, Hawkinson K, Herman K, Patel S. Dietary material properties shape cranial suture morphology in the mouse calvarium. J Anat 2018; 233:807-813. [PMID: 30298923 DOI: 10.1111/joa.12888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Cranial sutures are fibrous connective tissue articulations found between intramembranous bones of the vertebrate cranium. Growth and remodeling of these tissues is partially regulated by biomechanical loading patterns that include stresses related to chewing. Advances in oral processing structure and function of the cranium that enabled mammalian-style chewing is commonly tied to the origins and evolution of this group. To what degree masticatory overuse or underuse shapes the complexity and ossification around these articulations can be predicted based on prior experimental and comparative work. Here, we report on a mouse model system that has been used to experimentally manipulate dietary material properties in order to investigate cranial suture morphology. Experimental groups were fed diets of contrasting material properties. A masticatory overuse group was fed pelleted rodent chow, nuts with shells, and given access to cotton bedding squares. An underuse group was deprived of cotton bedding as well as diverse textured food, and instead received gelatinized food continuously. Animals were raised from weaning to adulthood on these diets, and sagittal, coronal and lambdoid suture morphology was compared between groups. Predicted intergroup variation was observed in mandibular corpus size and calvarial suture morphology, suggesting that masticatory overuse is associated with jaw and suture growth. The anterior region of the sagittal suture where it intersects with the coronal suture (bregma) showed no effect from the experiment. The posterior sagittal suture where it intersects with the lambdoid sutures (lambda) was more complex in the overuse group. In other words, the posterior calvarium was responsive to dietary material property demands while the anterior calvarium was not. This probably resulted from the different strain magnitudes and/or strain frequencies that occurred during overuse diets with diverse material properties as compared with underuse diets deprived of such enrichment. This work highlights the contrasting pattern of the sutural response to loading differences within the calvarium as a result of diet.
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- Craig Byron
- Department of Biology, Mercer University, Macon, GA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Mercer University, Macon, GA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Mercer University, Macon, GA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Mercer University, Macon, GA, USA
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