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MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
Volume 31, Issue 6, Pages 1189-1194Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2010.11.011
Keywords
Topological interlocking; Hybrid materials; Material design; Multifunctionality; Mechanical response; Negative stiffness
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Funding
- ARC [DP0771044, DP0988449, DP0773839]
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technology [R31-2008-000-10075-0]
- Australian Research Council [DP0771044, DP0988449] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
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We review the concept of topological interlocking of identical elements in single-layer structures on which we have been working over the last decade and outline its advantages over monolithic structures. Multi-layers involving topological interlocking are also introduced and their unusual properties are discussed. In a broader sense interlocking also occurs in living organisms, and a connection of our artificial, geometry-inspired design to some recent observations of interlocking in nature is made. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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