Energy absorbent natural materials and bioinspired design strategies: A review

By J. McKittrick, Po-Yu Chen, Luca Tombolato, E. Novitskaya, M. Trim, G. Hirata, E. Olevsky, Mark F. Horstemeyer, M. Meyers. 2010

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