Bio-Informed Porous Mineral-Based Composites.

ABSTRACT: Certain biominerals, such as sea sponges and echinoderm skeletons, display a fascinating combination of mechanical properties and adaptability due to the well-defined structures spanning various length scales. These materials often possess high density normalized mechanical properties because they contain well-defined pores. The density-normalized mechanical properties of synthetic minerals are often inferior because the pores are stochastically distributed, resulting in an inhomogeneous stress distribution. The mechanical properties of synthetic materials are limited by the degree of structural and compositional control currently available fabrication methods offer. In the first part of this review, examples of structural elements nature uses to impart exceptional density normalized Young

SUBMITTER: Zhao R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11840473 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature