title: Biomimetic Anisotropic Reinforcement Architectures by Electrically Assisted Nanocomposite 3D Printing.
abstract: Biomimetic architectures with Bouligand-type carbon nanotubes are fabricated by an electrically assisted 3D-printing method. The enhanced impact resistance is attributed to the energy dissipation by the rotating anisotropic layers. This approach is used to mimic the collagen-fiber alignment in the human meniscus to create a reinforced artificial meniscus with circumferentially and radially aligned carbon nanotubes.
authors.affiliation: Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, 3715 McClintock Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-01932, USA.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, 3650 McClintock Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.|School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China.
authors.forename: Zeyu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, 3715 McClintock Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-01932, USA.|Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
authors.forename: Xuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, 3715 McClintock Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-01932, USA.
authors.forename: Zhuofeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, 3650 McClintock Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.|School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, 3650 McClintock Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
authors.forename: K Kirk
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Shung
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, 3650 McClintock Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
authors.forename: Qifa
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, 3715 McClintock Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-01932, USA.
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
keywords: anisotropic properties; artificial meniscus; biomimetics; electrically assisted 3D printing; high impact resistance