title: Bioinspired hybrid materials from spray-formed ceramic templates.
abstract: Thermally sprayed ceramics, when infiltrated with polymer, exhibit synergistic increases in strength and toughness. The structure of such composites-a dense, brick-mortar arrangement-is strikingly similar to that of nacre, as are the mechanisms underlying the robust mechanical behavior. This industrial-scale process thus presents an exciting tool for bio-mimetic exploration.
authors: Center for Thermal Spray Research, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, 130 Heavy Engineering Building, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.
authors: Gopal
authors: G
authors: Dwivedi
authors: Center for Thermal Spray Research, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, 130 Heavy Engineering Building, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.
authors: Katherine
authors: K
authors: Flynn
authors: Center for Thermal Spray Research, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, 130 Heavy Engineering Building, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Resnick
authors: Center for Thermal Spray Research, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stony Brook University, 130 Heavy Engineering Building, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA.
authors: Sanjay
authors: S
authors: Sampath
authors: Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, 343 Holmes Hall, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Gouldstone
mesh_terms: D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D060734:Nacre / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D060734:Nacre; D011108:Polymers
keywords: abalone shell; biomimetic; fracture toughness; nacre; thermal spray